Tale of a Dog and a Bee.Great big dog,Head upon his toes;Tiny little beeSettles on his nose.Great big dogThinks it is a fly,Never says a word,Winks mighty sly.Tiny little beeTickles doggie’s nose—Thinks like as not’Tis a blooming rose.Dog smiles a smile,Winks his other eye,Chuckles to himselfHow he’ll catch a fly.Then he makes a snap,Mighty quick and spry,Gets the little bug,But doesn’t catch the fly.Tiny little bee,Alive and looking well,Great big dog,Mostly gone to swell.MORAL.Dear friends and brothers all,Don’t be too fast and free,And when you catch a flyBe sure it ain’t a bee.
Great big dog,Head upon his toes;Tiny little beeSettles on his nose.Great big dogThinks it is a fly,Never says a word,Winks mighty sly.Tiny little beeTickles doggie’s nose—Thinks like as not’Tis a blooming rose.Dog smiles a smile,Winks his other eye,Chuckles to himselfHow he’ll catch a fly.Then he makes a snap,Mighty quick and spry,Gets the little bug,But doesn’t catch the fly.Tiny little bee,Alive and looking well,Great big dog,Mostly gone to swell.MORAL.Dear friends and brothers all,Don’t be too fast and free,And when you catch a flyBe sure it ain’t a bee.
Great big dog,Head upon his toes;Tiny little beeSettles on his nose.Great big dogThinks it is a fly,Never says a word,Winks mighty sly.Tiny little beeTickles doggie’s nose—Thinks like as not’Tis a blooming rose.Dog smiles a smile,Winks his other eye,Chuckles to himselfHow he’ll catch a fly.Then he makes a snap,Mighty quick and spry,Gets the little bug,But doesn’t catch the fly.Tiny little bee,Alive and looking well,Great big dog,Mostly gone to swell.MORAL.Dear friends and brothers all,Don’t be too fast and free,And when you catch a flyBe sure it ain’t a bee.
Great big dog,
Head upon his toes;
Tiny little bee
Settles on his nose.
Great big dogThinks it is a fly,Never says a word,Winks mighty sly.
Great big dog
Thinks it is a fly,
Never says a word,
Winks mighty sly.
Tiny little beeTickles doggie’s nose—Thinks like as not’Tis a blooming rose.
Tiny little bee
Tickles doggie’s nose—
Thinks like as not
’Tis a blooming rose.
Dog smiles a smile,Winks his other eye,Chuckles to himselfHow he’ll catch a fly.
Dog smiles a smile,
Winks his other eye,
Chuckles to himself
How he’ll catch a fly.
Then he makes a snap,Mighty quick and spry,Gets the little bug,But doesn’t catch the fly.
Then he makes a snap,
Mighty quick and spry,
Gets the little bug,
But doesn’t catch the fly.
Tiny little bee,Alive and looking well,Great big dog,Mostly gone to swell.MORAL.Dear friends and brothers all,Don’t be too fast and free,And when you catch a flyBe sure it ain’t a bee.
Tiny little bee,
Alive and looking well,
Great big dog,
Mostly gone to swell.
MORAL.
Dear friends and brothers all,
Don’t be too fast and free,
And when you catch a fly
Be sure it ain’t a bee.