Sting In This Old Bee Song Lyrics and Chords by Hank Thompson
Sting In This Old Bee
Recorded by Hank Thompson
Written by Joe Nelson and Hank Thompson
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I might wear horn-rimmed glasses
And my hair has a ting of
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gray
But don't judge a book by its cover
I've heard some folks
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say
I may be in retirement
On social securi
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ty
But if there's honey
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in that hive
Then there's a
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sting in this old
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bee
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may not buzz as often
Or as loud as I used to
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do
But I
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love the taste of that nectar
From a pretty little flower like
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you
So
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remember girl when you're flirting around
And you shine those eyes on
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me
If there's honey
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in that hive
There's a
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sting in this old
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I can still do things like I use to do
Back when I was
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young
I can still jump just as high
Just can't stay up as
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long
So why don't you make a bee line
To join my comp
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any
If there's honey
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in that hive
There's a
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sting in this old
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bee
Repeat #2 and 3
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Now if there's honey
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in that hive
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sting in this old
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bee
FAQ
Who sang the the song Sting In This Old Bee?
- The song Sting In This Old Bee was sang by Hank Thompson.
Who is Hank Thompson?
- Henry William Thompson (September 3, 1925 - November 6, 2007) was an American country music singer-songwriter and musician whose career spanned seven decades.
Thompson's musical style, characterized as honky-tonk Western swing, was a mixture of fiddles, electric guitar, and steel guitar that featured his distinctive, smooth baritone vocals.
His backing band, The Brazos Valley Boys, was voted the top Country Western Band for 14 years in a row by Billboard. Thompson pursued a "light" version of the Western swing sound that Bob Wills and others played the primary difference between his music and that of Bob Wills was that Thompson, who used the swing beat and instrumentation to enhance his vocals, discouraged the intense instrumental soloing from his musicians that Wills encouraged however, the "Hank Thompson sound" exceeded Bob Wills in top-40 country hits.
Although not as prominent on the top country charts in later decades, Thompson remained a recording artist and concert draw well into his 80s.
The 2013 game Grand Theft Auto V featured his song "It Don't Hurt Anymore" in the fictional radio show, Rebel Radio.
The 1987 novel Crazy Heart by Thomas Cobb was inspired by Thompson's life, specifically by his practice of picking up a local band to back him when he toured. In 2009, Cobb's novel was turned into a successful film directed by Scott Cooper and starring Jeff Bridges in an Academy Award-winning performance.
