Engineers once figured it out <br />And they are seldom wrong, no doubt. <br />Calculated on the old slide rule <br />Once a very useful tool. <br />They said that bumblebees can't fly <br />Its proportions are all wrong, but I <br />Saw one soaring in the sky <br />How in heck did he get that high? <br />Those guys had an erroneous notion <br />The bee proved it wrong by flying over the ocean <br />They said he was obese and that his wings were too small <br />But that wasn't true at all, at all. <br />They built an airplane in his proportion <br />Turned out to be an engineering abortion. <br />On its very first flight it crashed and burned <br />You'd think there was a lesson to be learned <br />But no, they blamed it on the bee <br />Who was innocent as all could see. <br />Sometimes scientists just get it wrong <br />As I have pointed out in this song. <br />So regardless of what they say, Mr. Bee <br />You're very aerodynamic as all can see <br />Flying among the leafy bowers <br />Sipping nectar from all the flowers. <br />Zooming upside down at near the speed of sound <br />Barely inches above the ground <br />Buzzing loudly for all to hear <br />Disturbing old men drinking their beer. <br />Doing a loop, a dive and a barrelroll <br />Pray tell me what is your ultimate goal? <br />Well, I'm just enjoying my will to be free <br />Using the powers God gave to me.<br /><br />George Hunter<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/bumblebees-can-fly/
