Butterfly

Andy Williams

You tell me you love me, you say you'll be true
Then you fly around with somebody new
But I'm crazy about you, you butterfly

You treat me mean, you're makin' me cry
I've made up my mind to tell you goodbye
But I'm no good without you, you butterfly

I knew from the first time I kissed you
That you were the troublin' kind
'Cause the honey drips from your sweet lips
One taste and I'm outta my mind

I love you so much I know what I'll do
I'm clippin' your wings, your flyin' is through
'Cause I'm crazy about you, you butterfly (ooh, ah)

Bom, bom, bom
Ooh, I'm crazy about you, you butterfly (ooh, ah)
Bom, bom, bom, bom
Ooh, I can't live without you, you butterfly (ooh, ah)

I knew from the first time I kissed you
That you were the troublin' kind
'Cause the honey that drips from your sweet lips
One taste and I'm outta my mind

Ooh, I love you so much I know what I'll do
I'm clippin' your wings, your flyin' is through
'Cause I'm crazy about you, you butterfly

You butterfly
You butterfly (ooh, ah)


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    This song came up in shuffle today and I did a double take when I heard the lyrics:

    I love you so much I know what I'll do I'm clippin' your wings, your flyin' is through 'Cause I'm crazy about you, you butterfly (ooh, ah)

    The psychopath message is belied by the gentle trot of the music and melody. I know it was 1957 and times were very different, but didn't anyone say, "Andy, this song cute and all, but it is sung from the point of view of a raging lunatic?"

    Mongo_Keganion July 05, 2023   Link

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