Fish Licence

A one, two A one, two, three, four

Half a bee, philosophically Must, ipso facto, half not be But half the bee has got to be A vis-a-vis its 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

A laa dee dee, a one two three Eric, the half a bee A, be, see, D, E, F, G Eric, the half a bee

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

A fiddle de dumb, a fiddle de dee Eric, the half a bee Hoh hoh hoh, tee hee hee Eric, the half a bee

I love this hive, employee Bisected accidentally One summer afternoon, by me I love him carnally

He loves him carnally Semi-carnally The end

Cyril Connelly? No, semi-carnally Oh, Cyril Connelly