Orchestra

Leader:A-one, two, a-one two three four



Leader: Half a bee, philisophically,

Must ipso facto half not be.

But half a bee has got to be

Vis a vis it's entity.

-d'you see?

But can a bee be said to be

Or not to be an entire bee,

When half the bee is not a bee,

Due to some ancient injury.

-Singing!...



All sing: La di di, one two three,

Eric the Half a Bee.

A B C D E F G,

Eric the Half a Bee.



Leader: Is this wretched demi-bee,

Half asleep upon my knee,

Some freak from a menagerie?



All yell: No! It's Eric the Half a Bee.



All sing: Fiddle di dum, fiddle di dee,

Eric the Half a Bee.

Ho ho ho, tee hee hee,

Eric the Half a Bee.



Leader: I love this hive employ-ee-ee,

Bisected accidentally,

One summer's afternoon by me,

I love him carnally.



All sing: He loves him carnally...



Leader: Semi-carnally.

(speaks)

The End.



Voice: Cyril Connolly?



Leader: No, semi-carnally.



Voice: Oh.



All sing: (Quietly)

Cyril Connolly

(Ends with an elaborate whistle)