C           D
La dee dee, one two three,
F        G      C       G
Eric the half a bee.
C       D
A B C D E F G,
F        D7     G
Eric the half a bee.


Am               D
Is this wretched demi-bee,
F           D       G
Half-asleep upon my knee,
C                 D
Some freak from a menagerie?
         F        G      C     G
No! It's Eric the half a bee!


C              D
Fiddle de dum, Fiddle de dee,
F        G      C      G
Eric the half a bee.
C         D
Ho ho ho, tee hee hee,
F        D7     G
Eric the half a bee.


Am                D
I love this hive, employee-ee,
F            D      G
Bisected accidentally,
C               D
One summer afternoon by me,
  F        G      C  Am
I love him carnally.


   F         G      C  Am
He loves him carnally,
F    G      C
Semi-carnally.

(spoken) The End.

Cyril Connolly?
No, semi-carnally.
Oh.
[sung quietly] Cyril Connolly.