Natalie Merchant Lyrics
"Calico Pie"

Calico Pie
The little bird fly
Down to the calico tree
Their wings were blue
Singing "Tilly-Tilly-loo!"
Till away they flew
But they never came back to me!

Calico Jam
The little fish swam
Over the syllabub sea
He took off his hat
To the sole and the sprat
And the willeby-wat
But he never came back to me!
He never came back, never came back
He never came, he never came back to me
He never came back, never came back
He never came, he never came back to me
Oh, he never came back

Calico Ban
The little mice ran
To be ready in time for tea
Flippity flup
They drank it all up
And danced in the cup
But they never came back to me!

Well, he never came back, never came back
He never came, he never came back to me
He never came back, never came back,
He never came, he never came back to me
Oh, he never came back

Calico Drum
The grasshoppers come
The butterfly, beetle, and bee
Over the ground
Around and around
With a hop and a bound
But they never came back to me!

Oh, he never came back, never came back
He never came, he never came back to me
He never came back, never came back
He never came, he never came back to me
He never came back, never came back
He never came, he never came back to me
He never came back, never came back
He never came, he never came back to me
He never came back, never came back
He never came, he never came back to me
He never came back, never came back
He never came, he never came back to me

Oh, he never came back