Man Bites God — Spelling Bee Girl lyrics

The page contains the lyrics of the song "Spelling Bee Girl" by Man Bites God.

Lyrics

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