Youll only see her once a year
Because her schedule is tight
Its only when the summertime draws near
Shell shed her beauty on the night
The noise she makes you will not hear
But with her phosphorescent light
Shell try to help your vision to be clear
And keep your spirits very bright
Oh firefly, when you spread your wings
You make little rings
That light up the evening sky
Oh firefly, when you spread your wings
You make nighttime sing
When you start to fly, youre never shy
I wish youd never die
When autumn cuts in like a knife
Her wings will slowly start to fray
And then the earth will take her as its wife
Into the ground shell melt away
But the glowing, vibrant life you saw
That kept her busy yesterday
Is only resting till the ice will thaw
Then shell be back again to play
Oh firefly, when you spread your wings
You make little rings
That light up the evening sky
Oh firefly, when you spread your wings
You make nighttime sing
When you start to fly, youre never shy
I know youll never die