A song from the comedy “Buzzin’ Around”, 1920.
Words by Edward Madden and Will Morrissey.
Music by Will Morrissey.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. Love is like a honeybee
Flying here and there
Stinging sweetly, teasingly
Bringing joy or care
Lovers’ hearts are never free
Cupid’s jailor there
And that’s just what is troubling me
So I must declare
Chorus:
All the boys keep buzzin’ around me
Buzzin’ around like bees
Everywhere a dozen have found me
Coming to spoon while humming a tune
That says we’ll bring you flowers with honey
Where hours of love are found
Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief
Doctor, lawyer, merchant and chief
As long as there’s no ring on my finger
They’ll keep buzzin’ around
2. Makes no matter where I roam
With a watchful eye
Mid the sunshine or the gloam
Dark or bright blue sky
Sailing o’er the bounding foam
Or on mountain high
Every spot’s a honeycomb
That’s just why I cry
Chorus:
All the boys keep buzzin’ around me
Buzzin’ around like flies
Tho’ I keep on covering ground
Still hovering ’round, new lovers are found
Who claim that I’m a cousin they’ve found
While camping in Cupid’s ground
Old men, mild men, meeker than slaves
Bold men, wild men, right from the caves
As long as there’s no ring on my finger
They’ll keep buzzin’ around