Like a butterfly or like a bee
Like an ant as busy as can be
These little words we call the busy ?Ps?
Prepositions!
Nine or ten of them do most all of the work
Of, on, to, with, in, from, by, for, at, over, across
And many others do their job
Which is simply to connect their noun or pronoun
Object
To some other word in the sentence
Busy ?Ps,? if you please
On the top is where you are
?On the top? relates to where
With a friend, you?ll travel far
?With a friend? you?ll go
If you try you know that you can fly over the rainbow
?Over the rainbow? is where you can fly
Busy prepositions, always on the go
Like a bunch of busy bees
Floating pollen on the breeze
Buzzing over the meadows, beyond the forest
Through the trees into the beehive
Busy, busy ?Ps? (in, to, beyond, over, on, through)
Busy prepositions, always out in front
On the edges, in the crack
Around the corner, from the back
In between the action
Stating clearly to your satisfaction
The location and direction
Prepositions give specific information
Though little words they are
They never stand alone
Gathering words behind them
You will see how they have grown into a parade
A prepositional phrase
With a noun or at least a pronoun bringing up the rear
A little phrase of two, or three, or four, or more words
Prepositions, attention! Forward! March!
Busy prepositions, always on the march
Like a horde of soldier ants
Inching bravely forward on the slimmest chance
That they might better their positions
Busy, busy prepositions
In the air, on the ground, everywhere
The sun sank lower in the West
In the West, it sank
And it will rise in the morning
And will bring the light of day
We say ?The sun comes up in the East everyday?
In the East, it rises
Busy prepositions
Busy, busy, busy
On the top is where you are
On the top
If you try you know that you can fly
Fly where?
Over the rainbow
