Life is extremely short
when you're a mayfly
Much shorter then you thought
when you're a mayfly
One fly came up to me
And said could I write his biography
(There's not much time you see
when you're a mayfly)
and he said ...
Beware of rising trout
when you're a mayfly
Those fish come leaping out
when you're a mayfly
They'll jump right out the water
To make your life even shorter
You'd better not get caught
when you're a mayfly
Your sex life's rather odd
when you're a mayfly
Floating above the pond
when you're a mayfly
Six hours to find a mate
Twelve more to cop-u-la-ate
Then you're dead and it's too late
when you're a mayfly
You'll never see your kids
when you're a mayfly
'Cos when they're born you're dead
when you're a mayfly
And you know they'll be sad
To have no mum and dad
Life must be really bad
when you're a mayfly