The Honeysuckle And The Bee
Composer(s): William H. Penn - Albert H. Fitz
Performer(s): Arthur Collins 
and multiple other artists



On a summer afternoon
Where the honeysuckles bloom
When all nature seemed at rest
‘Neath a little rustic bower
Mid the perfume of the flower
A maiden sat with one she loved the best
As they sang the songs of love
From the arbour just above
Came a bee which lit upon the vine
As it sipped the honey-dew
They both vowed they would be true
Then he whispered to her words she thought divine

You are my honey, honeysuckle
I am the bee
I’d like to sip the honey sweet
From those red lips, you see
I love you dearly, dearly
And I want you to love me
You are my honey, honeysuckle
I am the bee

So beneath that sky so blue
These two lovers fond and true
With their hearts so filled with bliss
As they sat there side by side
He asked her to be his bride
She answered “Yes” and sealed it with a kiss
For her heart had yielded soon
‘Neath the honeysuckle bloom
And thro’ life they’d wander day by day
And he vowed just like the bee
“I will build a home for thee”
And the bee then seemed to answer them and say

You are my honey, honeysuckle
I am the bee
I’d like to sip the honey sweet
From those red lips, you see
I love you dearly, dearly
And I want you to love me
You are my honey, honeysuckle
I am the bee