Eric The Half A Bee

A one, two

A one, two, three, four

Half a bee, philosophically

Must, ipso facto, half not be

But half the bee has got to be

A vis-a-vis its entity, d'you see?

But can a bee be said to be

Or not to be an entire bee

When half the bee is not a bee

Due to some ancient injury?

Singing

A laa dee dee, a one two three

Eric, the half a bee

A, be, see, D, E, F, G

Eric, the half a bee

Is this wretched demi-bee

Half asleep upon my knee

Some freak from a menagerie?

No! It's Eric, the half a bee

A fiddle de dumb, a fiddle de dee

Eric, the half a bee

Hoh hoh hoh, tee hee hee

Eric, the half a bee

I love this hive, employee

Bisected accidentally

One summer afternoon, by me

I love him carnally

He loves him carnally

Semi-carnally

The end

Cyril Connelly?

No, semi-carnally

Oh, Cyril Connelly