Sing – Baby Bumble Bee – Youth Activity Archive

A playful action song about catching and squishing a bumblebee.

Printable Music

Baby Bumble Bee by Can Do Music

Recordings

Lyrics

Use either “mom” or “leader” in song.

<Hold hand in front as if holding something while skipping in place>
I’m bringing home my baby bumble bee
won’t my mom/leader be so proud of me
I’m bringing home my baby bumble bee
Ooo, ee, it stung me!

<Squish hands together like mashing something>
I’m squishing up my baby bumblebee,
Won’t my mom/leader be so proud of me!
I’m squishing up my baby bumblebee,
Oo! Ee! It’s all over me!

<Put hand in front of mouth like licking>
I’m licking up my baby bumblebee,
Won’t my mom/leader be so proud of me!
I’m licking up my baby bumblebee.
Oo! Ee! It’s inside of me!

<Hold stomach and bend over>
I’m barfing up my baby bumble bee
Won’t my mom/leader be so proud of me
I’m barfing up my baby bumble bee.
Oo! Ee! It’s all over me again.

<Make mopping motions>
I’m mopping up my baby bumble bee
Won’t my mom/leader be so proud of me?
I’m mopping up my baby bumble bee…
Hey, mom/leader, aren’t you proud of me?

I found a baby bumble bee
(clap loud)I got it before it got me!

Variations

<Hand over eyes to help look around>
I’m looking for a baby bumblebee
Won’t my mom/leader be so proud of me
I’m looking for a baby bumblebee
Oo Ee I found one!

<Move around as if following a flying bee>
I’m following the baby bumblebee
While it flies around a great big tree
I’m following the baby bumblebee
Oo Ee It landed!

<Squat down as if looking at a bee on a flower>
I’m watching while the baby bumblebee
Rubs its bum in the flowers that I see
I’m watching while the baby bumblebee
Oo Ee It’s leaving.

<Move hands mimicking a buzzing bee>
Off it buzzed that baby bumblebee
Flying fast and flying free
Off it buzzed that baby bumblebee
Oo Ee Away it goes

<Rub tummy>
I’m hoping that the baby bumblebee
Helps to make some honey just for me
I’m hoping that the baby bumblebee
Yum, yum, honey and toast for me!!!

History

“Baby Bumblebee” is a traditional American children’s song set to the melody of “The Arkansas Traveler.” This was a fiddle tune dating back to the 1840s that served as the state song of Arkansas from 1949 to 1963. In the early 20th century, the melody was adapted into this popular action song.

The traditional verses (involving the squishing and mopping of the bee) are examples of “gross-out” humor, a hallmark of childhood folklore used to build group cohesion through shared absurdity. In recent decades, the song has undergone the folk process once more, with leaders introducing “nature-friendly” variations to reflect modern environmental values and “Leave No Trace” scouting principles.

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Updated on April 19, 2026. Published on April 20, 2025. Author:

Tia Kennard

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