A popular song from 1901.
Words by Frank Pixley.
Music by Gustav Luders.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment:
Lyrics
- A bold bumble bee, idly roving o’er the lea
Met a white clover blossom sweet with dew
He gave her a kiss, and she thought it not amiss
For he swore that he always would be true
But he looked on that flower, as the toy of an hour
Which a kindly fate was throwing in his way
And he thought she’d forget, that they had ever met
But he promised he’d return some day
Chorus
Come back, my own my love still is true
There’s honey in my heart and it’s only for you
There are tears in my eyes, though the world calls it dew
I’m waiting and I want you, and I want but you
- The bee liked to stray, so he gaily buzzed away
And forgot every loving word he said
He gives not a thought to the havoc he has wrought
Though he knows why the clover now is red
‘Tis a blush for the bliss of that one stolen kiss
She is thinking of her lover far away
Oh! she ne’er can forget, for she’s loyal to him yet
And she’s hoping he’ll come back some day - Remember, my dear, there is always much to fear
When a maid gives her kisses to a man
She must be discreet, if she’d keep him at her feet
Love should end where this episode began
Many men that you see, like this false bumble bee
Scatter promises and break them in a day
But beware of the sting, the kiss without the ring
May you never have good cause to say
Sung here by Fred Feild: