Lyrics For Bees Are Buzzing For Drug-Free Celebration

Submitted by Donna Metler, Memphis, Tennessee

Idea posted March 28, 2002

My school has a close relationship with the local police department, which among other things, has provided our kids and teachers with Drug-free schools T-shirts, which have a large bee and the statement "Wanna Bee drug free!" Every Wednesday, therefore, I teach classes of bumblebees!

My 3rd graders rewrote the lyrics to "Bees Are Buzzing" (from Music K-8, Vol. 12, No. 4) to be drug-free bees. We also made "Bee-zoos" - complete with yellow and black stripes and wings! We'll be singing this at the school-wide drug-free celebration this spring.

Drug free is the only way to "bee."
Just like bees we need to be free.
Bzzz, bzzz, bzz bzz bzz!
Drug free is the only way to "bee."