Eliza's Ladybugs
Oklahoma morning as the sun erased the night
Little Eliza tiptoes through the back door, goes outside
She kneels down near the marigolds
The milkweed and pretty primrose
With eager blue eyes
Eliza loves ladybugs most of all
Teenie weenie secrets with wings
Crawl along her tiny fingers
Speaks to them in kindly whispers
Cuz the flowers might be listening
They float around her garden and settle on the leaves
Little Eliza watches as the red bugs start to feast
They fly down on the flower beds
And chow down on the tasty aphids
To fill their bellies
Eliza loves ladybugs most of all
Teenie weenie secrets with wings
Crawl along her tiny fingers
Speaks to them in kindly whispers
Cuz the flowers might be listening
The sky begins to soften just before it shows the stars
Little Eliza gathers up some ladies in her jar
A mason fit with a punctured lid
A leaf picked for a comfy blanket
To safely sleep near her
Eliza loves ladybugs most of all
Teenie weenie secrets with wings
Crawl along her tiny fingers
Speaks to them in kindly whispers
Cuz the flowers might be listening
Oklahoma morning as the sun erased the night
Little Eliza tip toes with her treasures, back outside
She opens up the mason top
One by one the beetles fly off
Saying, thank you for the invite
Eliza loves ladybugs most of all
Teenie weenie secrets with wings
Crawl along her tiny fingers
Speaks to them in kindly whispers
Cuz the flowers might be listening
Yeah, Ladybug, Ladybug
Fly away home
