Jack Sheldon - Busy Prepositions lyrics

Like a bu*terfly, or a like bee Like and ant, as busy as can be These little words we call the "busy P's" Prepositions Nine or ten of them Do most all of the work Of, on, to, with, in, from By, for, at, over, across And many others do their job Which is simply to connect Their noun or pronoun object To some other word in the sentence Busy p's If you please "On the top is where you are!" On the top relates to where "With a friend you'll travel far!" With a friend you'll go "If you try you know that you can fly Over the rainbow!" Over the rainbow is where you can fly Busy prepositions Always on the go Like a bunch of busy bees Floating pollen on the breeze Buzzing over the meadows Beyond the forest Through the trees In to the beehive Busy, busy P's In, to, beyond, over, on, through! Busy prepositions always out in front On the edges, in the crack Around the corner, from the back In between the action Stating clearly to your satisfaction The location and direction Prepositions give specific information Though little words they are They never stand alone Gathering words behind them You soon will see how they have grown Into a parade; a prepositional phrase With a noun, or at least a pronoun, bringing up the rear A little phrase of two or three or four or more words Prepositions! Attention! Forward, March! Busy prepositions Always on the march Like a horde of solider ants Inching bravely forward on the slimmest chance That they might better their positions Busy, busy prepositions In the air, on the ground, everywhere The sun sank lower in the west In the west it sank And it will rise in the morning And will bring the light of day; We say the sun comes up in the east every day! In the east it rises Busy prepositions Busy, busy, busy! On the top is where you are! On the top If you try you know that you can fly! Fly where? Over the rainbow