HONEYCOMB Singer: Jimmie [F] Rodgers Words and music by Bob Merrill; copyright, 1953, by Golden Bell Songs
INTRO-BS: (Honeycomb), (Honeycomb)
Well it's a darn good life And it's kinda funny How the Lord made the bee And the bee made the honey And the honeybee lookin' for a home And they called it honeycomb And they roamed the world and they gathered all Of the honeycomb into one sweet ball And the honeycomb from a million trips Made my baby's lips;
Oh, Honeycomb, o', won't you be my baby Well, Honeycomb, be my own Got a hank o' hair and a piece o' bone And made a walkin' talkin' Honeycomb Well, Honeycomb, o', won't you be my baby Well, Honeycomb, be my own What a darn good life When you got a wife like Honeycomb;
BS: (Honeycomb)
And the Lord said; "Now that I made a bee I'm gonna look all around for a green, green tree." And He made a little tree and I guess you heard What then, well He made a little bird And they waited all around till the end of Spring A-gettin' every note that the birdie'd sing And they put 'em all into one sweet tone For my Honeycomb;
Oh, Honeycomb, won't you be my baby Well, Honeycomb, be my own Got a hank o' hair and a piece o' bone And made a walkin' talkin' Honeycomb Well, Honeycomb, o', won't you be my baby Well, Honeycomb, be my own What a darn good life When you got a wife like Honeycomb;
BS: (Honeycomb)
And the Lord said; "Now that I made a bird I'm gonna look all round for a little ol' word That sounds about sweet like 'turtledove' And I guess I gonna call it 'love'.? And He roamed the world a-lookin' ev'rywhere Gettin' love from here, love from there And He put it all in a little ol' part Of my baby's heart;
Oh, Honeycomb, won't you be my baby Well, Honeycomb, be my own Got a hank o' hair and a piece o' bone And made a walkin' talkin' Honeycomb Well, Honeycomb, o', won't you be my baby Well, Honeycomb, be my own What a darn good life When you got a wife like Honeycomb.
BS: (Honeycomb)
Note. BS=Background Singers SOURCE: 40 #1 Original Country Goldies ADAM VIII, Ltd./AVIII-8001