Inspired by the 1897 public domain song

"Olcott’s Fly Song" by Chauncey Olcott.

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A letter now I’ll write to Kate

The dear one of my heart

The girl who’ll one day be my wife

Until we’re doom’d to part

For she’s the dearest girl

In all old Ireland I know

But how can I write Mister Fly

If you will bother so

Now little Fly if your dear heart

Were lost in love like mine

Why you would pity, not molest me

With this buzz of thine

Now go away for goodness sake

Why don’t you let me be

I’m writing to my sweetheart

Go away now don’t you see

How can I write if you’ll insist

To fly about me so

Now go away oh, Mister Fly

I’ll catch you now I know

hmm, hmmm,

hmm, hmmm, hmmmm, oooh

hmm, hmmm, hmmmm

hmm, hmmm, hmmmm, hm

Oohh yeah!

Now there I told you that I’d catch you

You’d not list to me

I wish it was my darling Kate

I held upon my knee

I’d hold her there so tight and fast

And say before she’d go

My prisoner you’ll have to be

Until my fate I know

But if she were to be your judge

She’d quickly set you free

So, for the love I have for her

That will my verdict be

Now go away for goodness sake

Why don’t you let me be

I’m writing to my sweetheart

Go away now don’t you see

How can I write if you’ll insist

To fly about me so

Now go away oh, Mister Fly

I’ll catch you now I know

Oh, go away oh

I’ll catch you now

hmm, hmmm, hm

hmm, hmmm, hm