A popular song from 1917.
Words by Stanley Murphy.
Music by Henry I. Marshall.
Sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Little Billy he was such a bashful little bee
That all the baby bees though that he never would fall
He had about a dozen little buzzin’ little cousins
But he didn’t seem to notice them at all
But one day on the green he met a sunny little queen
And she was honey to her funny little toes
So Billy said, “Come over where the bloom is on the clover
For I’ve something sweet and pretty to propose”
Chorus
Queenie Bee, oh won’t you come with me
Buzzin’ along, buzzin’ along, buzzin’ along
We’ll go roaming ‘round the rosemary
Hummin’ a song, hummin’ a song, hummin’ a song
And when there’s no one near us
Nobody ‘round to hear us
Queenie Bee I would a word with thee
What’ll it be, what’ll it be, what’ll it be
I know where to reach the Preacher Bee
Tell it to me, tell it to me, tell it to me
‘Mongst the blossoms in the old peachtree
Up in a tree, up in a tree, up in a tree
Honey I’m so glad my little queen I found
You had a dozen buzzin’ cousins buzzin’ ‘round
But you wink’d at me and we went buzzin’ along
- Ev’ry baby bee was just as jealous as could be
When they found out that Billy Bumble tumbl’d at last
And ev’ry little cousin came home to the hie a-buzzin’
And they said that little Queenie had a past
But Queenie only sigh’d and with a wistful smile replied
“I’ve got a past that’s past and gone for-e’er and e’er
But if you’ll all come over to our wedding in the clover
I can point you out a future that’s a bear”
Sung here by Vancha March: