1.Some bears，going out for a walk one day，Discovered in one of the treesA hive full of honey，which smelt very fine，So they stopped to make friends with the bees.The old bear bowed low and said，“Brum，Brum；”And the lady-bee answered，“Hum，Hum，Hum.”
2.“Madam Bee，”said the bear to the fair little queen，“Yourself I am happy to meet；I hope you’ll invite me to share in your feast，I‘m exceedinglyfond of what’s sweet！”
And he tried to smile with his “Brum，Brum，Brum；”But the bees all frowned with their “Hum，Hum，Hum.”
3.Then the queen bee haughtily raised her headAs she sat on her leafy throne，And said，“Mr.Bear，as you very well know，We bees prefer dining alone ！”
Then the bear looked cross，and grunted，“Brum，Brum；”
But the bees all smiled，and applauded，“Hum，Hum.”
4.“Heigh-ho！Mrs.Bee，”said the angry bear，“You will please to bear this in mind，There is nothing to hinder my taking it all，Since you do not choose to be kind！”
And he stalked about with a loud “Bruin，Brum；”But the bees only laughed a low “Hum，Hum.”
5.Then the bear began to climb up the tree；But the queen，in her firmest tone，Called out，“Mr.Bear，I must warn you now，You had better let us alone-We are all fully armed；”but the bear sneered，“Brum！”
And the bees all savagely buzzed，“Hum，Hum！”
6.The soldier-bees drew out their sharp keen knives；While the little bees giggled with glee，“Oh，what a sore nose you will have，Mr.Bear，When you scramble down out of this tree！”
But the bear glared in rage while he growled，“Brum，Brum，”And the sturdy young bees piped a saucy
“Hum，Hum.”
7.Nearer he crept to the coveted prize；But that prize he was never to gain，For the knives pierced his nose，and his ears，and his eyes，Till he howled with the smart and the pain：
Down he went to the ground with a sad “Brum，Brum，”
While the bees in their triumph sang，“Hum，Hum，Hum！”
8.“Now then，Mr.Bear，”said the sage “If you would be healthy and wise，little queen，You must learn not to think quite so much of yourself，And all others you must not despiseAnd the bear marched off with a sullen！”
“Brum，Brum，”
While the busy bees buzzed with a pleasant “Hum，Hum.”