Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
White ants runnin'
Black ants crawlin'
Yella ants dreamin'
Brown ants longin'
All those people longin' to be free
Uhuru, ant, man, bee, Uhuru, ant, man, bee
All the ants in God's garden, they can't get along
War still runnin' on
It's that one lump of sugar, that they won't leave each other alone
Why do you have to do this, you've got to let us free
Why do you have to do this, you've got to set us free
Why do you have to do this, you've got to set us free
Why do you have to do this, you've got to set us free
Uhuru, ant, man, bee, Uhuru, ant, man, bee
Now, the bee takes his honey, then he sets the flower free
But in God's garden only
Man and the ants, they won't set each other
Black ants crawlin'
Yella ants dreamin'
Brown ants longin'
All those people longin' to be free
Uhuru, ant, man, bee, Uhuru, ant, man, bee
All the ants in God's garden, they can't get along
War still runnin' on
It's that one lump of sugar, that they won't leave each other alone
Why do you have to do this, you've got to let us free
Why do you have to do this, you've got to set us free
Why do you have to do this, you've got to set us free
Why do you have to do this, you've got to set us free
Uhuru, ant, man, bee, Uhuru, ant, man, bee
Now, the bee takes his honey, then he sets the flower free
But in God's garden only
Man and the ants, they won't set each other
Lyrics submitted by distopiandreamguy
Ant Man Bee Lyrics as written by Don Van Vliet
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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