Lyrics to
Queen Bee

This version of Queen Bee was released by Barbra Streisand in 1976.

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The black, black widow is sittin’ in the middle of the web,
It’s the fly she seeks.
You may be her lover but you never will recover,
’cause she ain’t had a bite for weeks.
You think you’re the same, ’cause you got the same name,
But the widow has a mobile home.
Remember what I told you, she got eight arms to hold you,
And she’s never gonna let you roam
She’ll tuck you into bed, truck on your head,
Then she’ll wrap you as a midnight snack.
So if you see a spider, don’t you sidle up beside her
Why’d you think the widow’s wearin’ black?
Queen bee, baby
Pray that you may be left on your own, uh huh
Nothin’ she’ll give you, gonna outlive you
But the queen bee’s never gonna be alone
Long before Atlantis there has been a praying mantis
And you know why he’s on his knees
He may have religion but he’s just a sittin’ pigeon
If a woman even starts to tease.
He won’t even quibble if she has a little nibble on his neck,
What a way to go.
And now you done and torn it!
You been messin’ with a hornet, she’s a blue-blooded wasp, you know.
And just as you do it, she’ll inject you with a fluid
That you ain’t even got but none.
You’re the meat on the plate, not even first rate,
She’s gonna feed you to her seventh son.
Just like the Queen bee, baby
Pray that you may be left on your own, uh huh
Nothin’ she’ll give you, gonna outlive you
But the queen bee’s never gonna be alone.
So, in conclusion, it’s an optical illusion, if you think that we’re the
weaker race.
Men got the muscle, but the ladies got the hustle, and the truth is starin’
in your face.
The mother bear stalks, and the queen of the hawks,
Is the one who brings home the bread.
The lion that is regal, and the bold headed eagle,
need a woman just to keep them fed.
But come the evenin’, we’re like Adam and his Eve,
Inside the garden hear the serpents sound?
It’s so frustratin’, when you’re really into matin’,
and there ain’t a lovin’ man around.
Whoever wrote this story, throw out the glory
Bring in the men (give me them and I’ll swing)
Write me a sequel, give me an equal
And I’ll give that man
I said I’m gonna give that lovin’ man
I said I’m gonna give that lovin’ man,
I’m gonna give him that lovin’ sting! Zap!

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The lyrics for Queen Bee are defined as the words making up the song released by Barbra Streisand in 1976. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Queen Bee have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Barbra Streisand and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Queen Bee by Barbra Streisand if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Queen Bee" means the words set to the music of Queen Bee, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Barbra Streisand. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Queen Bee and the lyrics to Queen Bee are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Barbra Streisand who came here looking just for the lyrics to Queen Bee, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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