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Like a butterfly, or a like beeLike an ant, as busy as can beThese little words we call the "busy P's"PrepositionsNine or ten of themDo most all of the workOf, on, to, with, in, fromBy, for, at, over, acrossAnd many others do their jobsWhich is simply to connectTheir noun or pronoun objectTo some other word in the sentenceBusy P'sIf you please"On the top is where you are!"Top relates to where you are"With a friend you'll travel far!"With a friend you'll go"If you try you know that you can flyOver the rainbow!"Over the rainbow is where you can flyBusy prepositionsAlways on the goSongtexteLike a bunch of busy beesFloating pollen on the breezeBuzzing over the meadowsBeyond the forestThrough the treesIn to the beehiveBusy, busy P'sIn, to, beyond, over, on, through!Busy prepositions always out in frontOn the edges, in the crackAround the corner, from the backIn between the actionStating clearly to your satisfactionThe location and directionPrepositions give specific informationThough little words they areThey never stand aloneGathering words behind themYou soon will see how they have grownInto a parade; a prepositional phraseWith a noun, or at least a pronoun, bringing up the rearA little phrase of two or three or four or more wordsPrepositions! Attention! Forward, march!Busy prepositionsAlways on the marchLike a horde of solider antsInching bravely forward on the slimmest chanceThat they might better their positionsBusy, busy prepositionsIn the air, on the ground, everywhereThe sun sank lower in the west"In the west it sank"And it will rise in the morningAnd will bring the light of dayWe say the sun comes up in the east every day!"In the east it rises"Busy prepositionsBusy, busy, busy!On the top is where you are!On the topIf you try you know that you can fly!Fly where?Over the rainbow Aus Songtexte Mania