#SongLyricSunday July 11

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Our host Jim Adams for Song Lyric Sunday has given us the weekly prompt of bugs and insects. The goal is to find a song that includes bugs or insects in title of lyrics.

Take some time to read the posts of other bloggers who respond to this music challenge, and even better, read as many of them as you are able to as you will probably find many enjoyable songs and it is quite possibly that you will learn a thing or two. Also feel free to offer up your suggestion to this week’s prompt.

Here are the “rules”:
• Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, whether it contains the prompt words or not.  If it does not meet the criteria, then please explain why you chose this song.
• Please try to include the songwriter(s) – it’s a good idea to give credit where credit is due.  Your post can be as long or as short as you want it to be.
• Make sure you also credit the singer/band and if you desire you can provide a link to where you found the lyrics.
• Link to the YouTube video, or pull it into your post so others can listen to the song.
• Ping back to this post or place your link in the comments section below.
• Read at least one other person’s blog, so we can all share new and fantastic music and create amazing new blogging friends in the process.
• Feel free to suggest future prompts.
• Have fun and enjoy the music.

I am selecting a 1957 swamp blues song called “I’m a King Bee” recorded by Slim Harpo.  Slim also wrote the song and recorded in July. For the record Slim’s legal name was James Moore. He died in 1970.

It has been performed and recorded by many others including The Rolling Stones. In fact the Stones had this song on their 1964 debut album. In 2008, Slim Harpo’s original received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award posthumously.

Here are the Lyrics

Here is an audio of the original

Here is a another version where Muddy Waters collaborates with The Rolling Stones.

Hope posting two versions doesn’t bug anyone.