Alexander Beetle Lyrics - Candles In The Rain/leftover Wine - Melanie

I had a little beetle 

So that beetle was his name 

And I called him Alexander 

And he answered just the same 

And I put him in a matchbox 

And I kept him all the day 

But nanny let my beetle out 

Yes nanny let my beetle out 

She went and let my beetle out 

And beetle ran away 

She said she didn't mean it 

And I never said she did 

She said she wanted matches 

And she just took off the lid 

She said I mustn't worry 

And I really mustn't mind 

That there's lots and lots of beetles 

That she's certain we could find 

She said I mustn't worry 

But it's difficult to catch 

An excited sort of beetle 

You've mistaken for a match 

If we looked in all the places 

That a beetle might be near 

And we made the kind of noises 

That a beetle likes to hear 

And I heard a kind of something 

And I gave a sort of shout 

It was a beetle house 

And Alexander beetle coming out 

It was Alexander beetle 

I'm as certain as can be 

And he had that kind of look as though 

He thought it might be me 

And he had that kind of look as though 

He thought he ought to say 

"I'm really very sorry that I tried to run away" 

And nanny's very sorry too 

Cause you know what she did 

And she's writing Alexander 

Very blackly on the lid 

So nan and me are friends because 

It's difficult to catch 

An excited Alexander 

You've misstaken for a match