There Was a Bee-i-ee-i-ee

DESCRIPTION: "There was a bee-i-ee-i-ee, sat on a wall-i-all-i-all And he could buzz-i-uzzz-i-uzz, And that was all-i-all-i-all."' A boy hits it with a stick. The bee stings him. The boy yells and tells "that bee-i-ee-i-ee to go to... way down yonder in the cornfield"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1923 (Camp Clavell and Girl Reserve Club Songs)
KEYWORDS: bug injury punishment wordplay campsong
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Harbin-Parodology, #73, p. 23, "There Was a Bee" (1 text, 1 tune)
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 235, "Bee-i-e-i-e" (notes only)
RECORDINGS:
Judy Cook, "The Bee and the Pup" (2 versions: Piotr-Archive #481, recorded 02/01/2023)
File: Parod073

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