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LYRICS

(CHORUS)

Egg,
Caterpillar,
Chrysalis,
Then came a little metamorphosis,
Saw something flutter by,
By my eye,
A beautiful, colorful butterfly…

Egg,
Caterpillar,
Chrysalis,
Then came a little metamorphosis,
Saw something flutter by,
By my eye,
A beautiful, colorful butterfly…

A teeny egg,
On a tiny tree,
Teeny, tiny egg you see...
Tiny teeny egg you see,
What kind of egg, could you be?

An egg from a butterfly,
An egg from a butterfly,
An egg from a butterfly,
An egg from a butterfly,
An egg from a butterfly,
An egg from a butterfly,

(CHORUS)

Teeny, tiny, butterfly egg,
Hatched a tiny thing with legs...
What's that furry crawling thing?
Here's the answer, we’ll all sing!

Caterpillar,
Caterpillar from the butterfly egg,
Caterpillar,
Caterpillar from the butterfly egg,
Caterpillar from the butterfly egg,
Caterpillar from the butterfly egg,

(CHORUS)

Caterpillar, caterpillar from the egg,
Eating leaves, gets well-fed,
Caterpillar, caterpillar eats more leaves,
Crawls around, with the ants and the bees,
Covered soon in a chrysalis,
Undergoes metamorphosis!

Metamorphosis in the chrysalis
Metamorphosis in the chrysalis
Metamorphosis in the chrysalis
Metamorphosis in the chrysalis
Metamorphosis in the chrysalis
Metamorphosis in the chrysalis

CHORUS

I waited and I waited,
And I wait and wait,
Turns to something really great,
One day I see,
With my eye,
A beautiful, colorful butterfly!

Butterfly from the chrysalis,
Chrysalis from the caterpillar,
Caterpillar from the egg,
Egg from the butterfly,
Egg from the butterfly,
Egg from the butterfly,

Butterfly from the chrysalis,
Chrysalis from the caterpillar,
Caterpillar from the egg,
Egg from the butterfly,
Egg from the butterfly,
Egg from the butterfly,

(Chorus)

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