MIRRORS OF LIFE
EPHEMERIDA......MAYFLY
MAYFLY, OH MAYFLY
SO QUICK YOUR BIRTH TO WING TO DIE
WITHIN SO FEW HOURS YOU FLOAT ON WING
I WONDER DO INSECTS LIKE YOU SING?
TELL ME DO YOU HAVE A CHOICE
DO YOU CRY ALOUD WITH YOUR WEE VOICE?
WHEN FATE AND DEATH PASSES O'ER YOU IT'S HAND
DO YOU JUST QUIT OR TAKE A STAND?
IN THOSE FEW HOURS YOUR LIFE IS GONE
AND NEW POSTERITY YOURS KEEPS HANGING ON
AQUATIC LARVAE LIKE YOU THEY SOON WING
I WONDER DO INSECTS LIKE YOU SING?
YOUR TERRESTIAL TENURE IS SO BLEAK
AS IT APPEARS TO ME NO WORDS YOU SPEAK
AFTER PERPETUATING YOUR FRAGILE RACE
POOF! YOU'RE GONE.... WITHOUT A TRACE.
SO QUICK YOUR BIRTH TO WING TO DIE
WITHIN SO FEW HOURS YOU FLOAT ON WING
I WONDER DO INSECTS LIKE YOU SING?
TELL ME DO YOU HAVE A CHOICE
DO YOU CRY ALOUD WITH YOUR WEE VOICE?
WHEN FATE AND DEATH PASSES O'ER YOU IT'S HAND
DO YOU JUST QUIT OR TAKE A STAND?
IN THOSE FEW HOURS YOUR LIFE IS GONE
AND NEW POSTERITY YOURS KEEPS HANGING ON
AQUATIC LARVAE LIKE YOU THEY SOON WING
I WONDER DO INSECTS LIKE YOU SING?
YOUR TERRESTIAL TENURE IS SO BLEAK
AS IT APPEARS TO ME NO WORDS YOU SPEAK
AFTER PERPETUATING YOUR FRAGILE RACE
POOF! YOU'RE GONE.... WITHOUT A TRACE.
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EPHEMERIDA......MAYFLY
EPHEMERIDA......MAYFLY
