See Butterfly
Go flutter by
Her manner is shibui
Her vigil night
A symphonic delight
And made your eyes all dewy.
Her melody
Un Bella Di
(Or is it "Bel?" Whatever.)
I'm ill at ease
In Japanese
(Italian? How clever!)
But soon she slept
As we were swept
Away by all the passion
Her ship came in
Oh no, you nin-
compoop! Not in that fashion.
Lieutenant Pink-
erton, the fink,
Has come, but brought a bride
O Cho-Cho-san
You can't go on
Not when there's suicide.
Oh, East is East
And West is West
And when the twain do meet
It's the kind of stuff,
O opera buff,
To keep you in your seat.