Drinking Buddies

OK, I never liked you guys But now we're drinking buddies To my great surprise That giant Texas heat lamp Brought us together Because the drought you couldn't weather I set up bird baths, just not for you You ran 'em off, and squirrels, too I was afraid of what you might do The birds were flighty, the squirrels wily But you guys stuck together spryly I admired your intelligence highly I sensed you'd let me refill the water As the Texas heat lamp grew ever hotter No need for the fly swatter Gentlemen you were as I refilled the drink You landed on me and tickled me pink Hmmm, Honey Bees, I need to rethink Now I've spoiled you with cubes of ice Cooling the drink to make it nice Providing a small dose of paradise I swore you off, but friends I now avow You like me, too, I sense it somehow Yes, we're drinking buddies forever now Honey, I got to go water the bees...