[1st verse:] Butterfly, without a single care You flit from here to there Your heart is ev'rywhere Fluttering about from boy to boy Filling your heart with joy Playing with each new toy [Refrain:] Butterfly, little butterfly Flitting 'round from flow'r to flower Each time you change your mind You leave a lonely heart behind You play your part with a new sweetheart 'Til you have him in your power And then you flutter away To leave him crying all day Come back, little butterfly [2nd verse:] Butterfly, take warning while you may Youth only lasts a day Blossoms and fades away There will come a morning when you'll cry Poor little butterfly You know the reason why