The Ants Go Marching One By One

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But of tiny black insects, marching like bureaucrats
But the ants keep marching, one by one, hurrah
Of table and chair, like some mad peg-legged peg
I've waged a losing war, against this arthropod corps
In me kitchen, the battle's done
But they build their bridges, with bodies of the dead
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em - I'm now a Myrmecologist!
Oh, the ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah
I've tried every trick, from spray to sticky traps
But these six-legged squatters, they're clever little chaps
But at least now, the floor's spotless fore and aft!
They've claimed me sugar bowl, and now they want me honey jar
These kamikaze crawlers, have gone straight to me head
There's a parade in me kitchen, not of proud men in hats
Cleaning up me crumbs, like a free maid service, hey!
Now I've had an epiphany, as I watch them toil away
The ants keep marching, one by one
I've laid out poison, placed boots 'round every leg
We've reached a truce, some might say it's daft
So I'll put down me weapons, and with them I'll coexist

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