When we were both back in Grade One
I must admit I thought I would win it
But then you took the podium
You were so cool and calm and collected
You were like a precocious queen
When you knew gnu was spelt g-n-you
I knew you would rule supreme
Spelling Bee Girl - your amazing vocabulary
Has put a spell on me - Spelling Bee Girl
Of course I mean spell metaphorically
I'm using spell and spell as homonyms
You looked so beautiful - so lovely
As you formed consonants and vowels
I got a funny tingly feeling
Deep in my heart and in my bowels
I was all nervous - I was all sweaty
And when they finally called on me
I had to spell "rhinoceros"
And I spelt it l-o-v-e
Spelling Bee Girl - you seemed to know phlegm was spelt with a p
And had a silent g - Spelling Bee Girl
You didn't use lip-gloss until Grade 3
You used lip glossary - that was a joke
"I" is for I love you "N" is for nouns you knew
"G" is the noise I made "B" - ing so close to you
"G" I'm so full of doubt "I" - 'd like to ask you out
"R" you aware I'm in "L" when you're not around
Put them all together and they spell:
"Ing B girl" - your linguistic perspicacity
Discombobulated me - Spelling Bee Girl
You and me both sitting in a tree
K-i-s-i-n-g - I've spelt that wrong
Wrong - wrong - wrong
We had a spelling bee competition When we were both back in Grade One I must admit I thought I would win it But then you took the podium You were so cool and calm and collected You were like a precocious queen When you knew gnu was spelt g-n-you I knew you would rule supreme Spelling Bee Girl - your amazing vocabulary Has put a spell on me - Spelling Bee Girl Of course I mean spell metaphorically I'm using spell and spell as homonyms You looked so beautiful - so lovely As you formed consonants and vowels I got a funny tingly feeling Deep in my heart and in my bowels I was all nervous - I was all sweaty And when they finally called on me I had to spell "rhinoceros" And I spelt it l-o-v-e Spelling Bee Girl - you seemed to know phlegm was spelt with a p And had a silent g - Spelling Bee Girl You didn't use lip-gloss until Grade 3 You used lip glossary - that was a joke "I" is for I love you "N" is for nouns you knew "G" is the noise I made "B" - ing so close to you "G" I'm so full of doubt "I" - 'd like to ask you out "R" you aware I'm in "L" when you're not around Put them all together and they spell: "Ing B girl" - your linguistic perspicacity Discombobulated me - Spelling Bee Girl You and me both sitting in a tree K-i-s-i-n-g - I've spelt that wrong Wrong - wrong - wrong Explain Request ×
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