Now a butterfly has the brightest colorful wings I’ve ever seen
Patterns of red and yellow and blue, purple and orange and green
From its chrysalis it hatches out to the world where it is free
And this is the story of yesterday when a butterfly landed on me
There was a little butterfly flying through the air
Back and forth across the sky darting here to there
I watched it for a while and then what do you suppose
To my surprise it came real close and landed on my nose
Now what do you do when a butterfly has landed on your face
Do you smile at it with dignity and welcome it with grace
I thought of that but then again what’s a man to do
When a butterfly is tickling your nose you have to say ah-choo
Now a butterfly has the brightest colorful wings I’ve ever seen
Patterns of red and yellow and blue, purple and orange and green
From its chrysalis it hatches out to the world where it is free
And that was the story of yesterday when a butterfly landed on me
And that was the story of yesterday when a butterfly landed on me
