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Eric the Half-a-Bee
"Eric the Half-a-Bee" is a song by the British comedy troupe Monty Python that was composed by Eric Idle with lyrics by John Cleese.〔''Monty Python Sings'' CD booklet. 1989 Virgin Records〕 It first appeared on the LP ''Monty Python's Previous Record'' but is also on ''Monty Python Sings'' and ''The Final Rip Off'' 2-CD set. The song followed the routine called "Fish Licence" in which Mr Eric Praline, played by Cleese, tried to obtain a pet licence for an halibut and numerous other pets, all named Eric. One such pet is half a bee. The song relates the tale of the half-a-bee, having survived carnal relations with a human on one summer's afternoon.
The lyrics raise philosophical questions as to the existence or not of half a bee: "Half a bee, philosophically, must ''ipso facto'' half ''not'' be. But half the bee has got to be, ''vis-à-vis'' its entity - d'you see? But can a bee be said to be or not to be an entire bee when half the bee is not a bee, due to some ancient injury?".
It is one of Cleese's personal favourite sketches. On more than one occasion, Cleese has expressed his regret in not having the song follow "Fish License" in the sketch's airing on ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' (Episode 23, "Scott of the Antarctic" 1970) as he describes himself as "most unmusical."〔(E! profile of John Cleese ) - "I am the most unmusical man in Europe."〕
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