As I see you fly
Up there too high
I merely sound a sigh
Why can’t I too fly?
Why not oh butterfly?
Hence then down rolls a tear
Drops falling from my eye
And on my cheek does lie
You make me cry oh butterfly.

As I see you fly
Up there too high
I merely sound a sigh
Why can’t I too fly?
Why not oh butterfly?
Hence then down rolls a tear
Drops falling from my eye
And on my cheek does lie
You make me cry oh butterfly.