Lyrics | Do the Dragonfly

Chorus
Do the Dragonfly, Do the Dragonfly
To do the dragonfly
you’ve got to have 60,000 eyes.
And, man, you’ve got to fly
to catch those insects you devour
up to 30 miles an hour.
That’s fast.
Your six legs hang,
ready and bent just right.
Like a basket under you
they’ll catch your prey in full flight.
I got you, you mosquito!
I got you, you bluebottle fly!
I got you, you big bumblebee!
and I’ll eat you while I fly.
Do the dragonfly, Do the dragonfly
dragonflies lay eggs in the water
eggs hatch out comes sons and daughters
they live in the water for four or five years
at the end of life they appear
above the water, they grow wings and fly
eat bugs, mate, lay eggs and die
paleontologist figure
there was never an insect bigger.
Oh, yes, they have the fossils
to prove it was colossal.
with a two and a half foot wingspan
You wouldn’t want it flying ’round you, man.
chorus
On your thin neck,
your head moves all around
to see your prey up ahead
and your predators diving down.
Watch out for the green heron!
Watch out for the blue jay!
Watch out for the big bullfrog!
or you’ll be their meal today.

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