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Written and recorded circa 1997 in Rochester, NH. I had already written the music and asked my then-four-year-old daughter Chloë "What should this song be about?" and she told me that she thought it should be about a ladybug, so there you have it.

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Working in my garden, I saw
Something small on a leaf.
I bent down to see what it was,
And to my disbelief
I saw something the likes of which
I had never seen.
It was doing a little dance on my green beans.

Tiny and red, a hat on her head,
It was a ladybug.
Polka dots on her wings, doing her thing,
It was a ladybug.
I couldn't believe when she jumped on my sleeve,
It was a ladybug.
Yeah, what a sight, in broad daylight,
It was a ladybug.

Dropped my hoe right there in the dirt,
Right there it fell.
She held onto the sleeve of my shirt,
She had a shiny shell.
And then she spoke, what do you know?
She said "Hello!"
Her voice was much higher than that:
Super-soprano.

Red and black, I was taken aback,
It was a ladybug.
Polka dots on her shell, it was all very well,
It was a ladybug.
She needed to use half a dozen black shoes.
It was a ladybug.
She carried a purse so full I thought it would burst,
That little ladybug.

Oh, alright; a glass of water...
Oh, alright, just one more hug...
Oh, alright, I'll tell you a story
About a ladybug.

Didn't want to be rude so I offered some food,
Some food to the ladybug.
"Would you like some tea? Please have some with me.
Some tea, little ladybug?"
She said "I'd like to stay but I must fly away."
Goodbye, little ladybug!
Now the story's been read and it's time for bed,
Goodnight, little ladybug...
Goodnight...

(1991 Nimyonta Music)

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from Ancient History, Vol. 6, released May 3, 2021
Words, music, guitars, bass, organ, drum machine, vocals: Timothy Nelson

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Tim Nelson is a film composer, sound designer and multi-instrumentalist session musician/producer. He has since 2007 been a frequent collaborator with award-winning filmmakers/animators the Quay Brothers.

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