This page features a video of the poem “The Fly”, prescribed under the Karnataka State Syllabus for 6th Standard English Second Language. Along with its summary in three languages and transliterated songs. It serves as a valuable learning resource for students and parents, with each song accompanied by its respective lyrics for easy sing-along. The synchronized lyrics help learners follow and recite the song as it progresses, making memorization and learning by heart easier, more effective, and enjoyable.
Lyrics
English
There’s a fly inside my bedroom,
It’s driving me insane;
It’s buzzing round my wardrobe,
It’s on the window pane…
It’s flying round the lampshade,
It’s coming very close.
It’s landing on my pillow…
It’s walking on my nose!
It’s looking in my eyeball,
Phew! It’s flying off again!
It’s walking on the ceiling,
It’s driving me insane.
It’s buzzing and it’s buzzing,
It’s coming near again,
I’ll never, ever, get to sleep,
That fly is such a pain!
It’s buzzing round the bedpost
It’s walking on the floor…
It’s flying round my toys and yes,
It’s buzzing on the door.
The fly’s buzzed off and left me,
So now I’ll close my eyes…
But wait…Do I hear buzzing?
It’s back, surprise, surprise!
It’s driving me insane;
It’s buzzing round my wardrobe,
It’s on the window pane…
It’s flying round the lampshade,
It’s coming very close.
It’s landing on my pillow…
It’s walking on my nose!
It’s looking in my eyeball,
Phew! It’s flying off again!
It’s walking on the ceiling,
It’s driving me insane.
It’s buzzing and it’s buzzing,
It’s coming near again,
I’ll never, ever, get to sleep,
That fly is such a pain!
It’s buzzing round the bedpost
It’s walking on the floor…
It’s flying round my toys and yes,
It’s buzzing on the door.
The fly’s buzzed off and left me,
So now I’ll close my eyes…
But wait…Do I hear buzzing?
It’s back, surprise, surprise!
Summary
The poem humorously describes a fly disturbing someone in a bedroom. The
fly buzzes around the wardrobe, lamp, pillow, nose, ceiling, toys, and
door. Whenever the speaker thinks it has gone, the fly unexpectedly
returns. Its constant buzzing prevents the speaker from sleeping. The
poem uses repetition and exaggeration to create a playful picture of an
annoying little insect.
fly buzzes around the wardrobe, lamp, pillow, nose, ceiling, toys, and
door. Whenever the speaker thinks it has gone, the fly unexpectedly
returns. Its constant buzzing prevents the speaker from sleeping. The
poem uses repetition and exaggeration to create a playful picture of an
annoying little insect.
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