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THE ELEPHANT AND THE BEE
OPEN COMPETING TEA HOUSES ACROSS THE STREET FROM EACH OTHER
From "and then the training takes over..."
Bee Chorus:
Pour a cup at Little Bee's House of Tea
Served right up at high velocity
Taste the love and generosity here
Elephant Chorus:
No, no, no
Clientele with high intelligence
Only eat at Madame Elephant's
Cross the street to Madame Elephant's Tea Parlor
Bee Chorus:
Elephant, Hi there
Well, it's been too long
Still making chai there
From rancid oolong
Elephant Chorus:
Bee, is that Lipton
Or orange pekoe
Probably shipped in
From Puerto Rico
All:
Everyone in town is so decisive and divisive
And divided to a side and standing firm
Patrons, it would seem,
Who want a scone with clotted cream
Are polarized to either bug or pachyderm
Bee Chorus:
Elephant Chorus:
Elephant Chorus:The agony of the leavesBee is, bee is a loser
Bee is, bee is a loserThe agony of the leavesWith his, with his infuser
With his, with his infuserThe agony of the leavesThat dump is not for you sir
That dump is not for you sirThe agony of the leavesOne lump, one lump or two sir
One lump, one lump or two sirBee Chorus:
We must all
Stand beside bee and his House of Tea
Must withstand the animosity
Of the tusk'ed grey monstrosity yonder
Elephant Chorus:
Our tea's appealing
Yours is appallin'
Give up Darjeeling
And stick to pollen
Bee Chorus:
Have a free refill,
The samovar here
Steeps a great herbal,
Unlike Babar here
Let me serve up some,
Back at the hive we
Make all our cups from
Imported ivory
All:
The agony of the leaves
The agony of the leaves
Everyone in town is so decisive and divisive
And divided to a side and standing firm
Bee Chorus:
Elephant, Hi there
Well, it's been too long
Still making chai there
From rancid oolong
All:
Patrons, it would seem,
Who want a scone with clotted cream
Are polarized to either bug or pachyderm
Bee Chorus: Elephant Chorus:
Elephant Chorus:Everyone in town is so decisive and divisive Bee is that Lipton or orange pekoe
Bee is that Lipton or orange pekoeAnd divided to a side and standing firm Probably shipped in from Puerto Rico
Probably shipped in from Puerto RicoPatrons, it would seem, That dump is not for you, sir
That dump is not for you, sirWho want a scone with clotted cream One lump, one lump or two sir
One lump, one lump or two sirAre polarized to either bug or pachyderm
The agony of the leaves
The agony of the leaves
(Elias Bazakos - oboe
Rebecca Biber - flute
Sarah Carlson - violin
Darin Zahuranec - trumpet
Elephant chorus: Thellea Leveque, Angie Mark, Orli Nativ, Robert Schwartz, Russell Schwartz, Geoffroy Sisk
Bee chorus: Sarah Carlson, Lauren London)
Copyright 2008 Zach London