Mr Berty Bee

There once was a bee

Named Berty Bee

A bee named Berty, was Berty Bee

And this bee named Berty, Mr Berty Bee

Lived in a flower, in a flower in a tree

In a lovely great big flower filled tree

In a flower filled tree

Just near the sea.

And in this flower in this lovely tree

In the flower filled tree

Just near the sea

Was a beautiful house shaped just like a pea.

It sat in the flower that was in the tree

And it was the home of Berty Bee

In the flower filled tree

Just near the sea

One day Berty Bee in his house like a pea

Said to himself, “well now let’s see”

“It might be nice in this flower filled tree

To have some friends come over for tea.

Come over for tea around about three

In my lovely great big flower filled tree

In my flower filled tree

Just near the sea.

“Come over for tea” called Berty Bee

“To my house like a pea,  it’s something to see

“Come over for tea, I’ll see you at three

The door isn’t locked as there isn’t a key

To my house like a pea

In my lovely great big flower filled tree

In my flower filled tree

Just near the sea.”

“There will only be we just you three and me

Just us three and he when you join me for tea

When you join me for tea

At just about three

In my house like a pea

In my lovely great big flower filled tree

In my flower filled tree

Just near the sea

So later that day, just about three

Along came the friends of Berty Bee

They came down to the sea

And looked for the tree

The lovely great big flower filled tree

A flower filled tree

Just near the sea

With a house like a pea

Betty Bird came for tea

She arrived right on three

With Stewie Stork and Frankie the Flea

And they were so happy to see Berty Bee

In his house like a pea

Just near the sea

In a flower filled tree

A lovely great big flower filled tree

So they sat there at three

With a nice cup of tea

And Berty Bee was filled with glee

As they all enjoyed his little partee

In his house like a pea

Just near the sea

In a flower filled tree

A lovely great big flower filled tree

They had lovely tea

And a small piece of brie

Then Berty suggested if they’d all agree

To call on his neighbour, the butterfly Maree

To visit them all in the house like a pea

In a lovely great big flower filled tree

A flower filled tree

Just near the sea

So along came Maree

To the house like a pea

And together with Betty and Frankie the Flea

And Stewie Stork and Berty Bee

They all did Tai Chi

In the lovely great big flower filled tree

In the flower filled tree

Just near the sea.

In a house like a pea

In a flower filled tree

They all finished their tea

That had been served at three

Then they all did Tai Chi

With the Butterfly Maree

In the lovely great big flower filled tree

Just near the sea.

Then the Butterfly Maree

Said “now bend your knee”

To Stewie and Betty and Frankie the Flea

And as well Berty Bee all finished Tai Chi

At the house like a pea

At the lovely great big flower filled tree

At the flower filled tree

Just near the sea

And then Berty Bee

Charged them all a small fee

And said goodbye to Frankie the Flea

And Stewie Stork and the Butterfly Marree

And Betty Bird who arrived right on three

At the lovely great big flower filled tree

At the flower filled tree

Just near the sea

Now Berty Bee

Had his evening free

In his house like a pea

In the lovely great big flower filled tree

In the flower filled tree

Just near the sea

And Berty Bee said he

“It’s bed time for me”.

Grant Fenton - October 2012