It was springtime on the bayou bank in south Louisiana Clovis Crawfish's friends were gathered near his mudhouse enjoying the cool morning Lizette Lizard crawled down the honeysuckle vine Bonjour Clovis she said What do you want to do on this pretty spring day
I know said Bertile Butterfly Let's go to the prairie and suck nectar from the flowers
But Bertile said Maurice Mosquito Hawk we're not butterflies We can't suck nectar from flowers