A butterfly was flying through a garden in July.
He landed on a cabbage leaf and heard a mournful sigh.
A big fat hairy caterpillar nibbling on a leaf,
Said, ” If I could fly like you, it woul be a relief.”

Chorus:
But caterpillars only crawl,
Caterpillars only crawl,
Crawling here, nibbling there,
Crawling, nibbling everywhere.
Caterpillars only crawl,
And I’d like to reach the garden wall,
But on this leaf I’ll stay,
Nibbling all the day,
Never getting anywhere at all.

Look here, said the butterfly, not very long ago,
I sat and nibbled leaves like you and
crawled around so slow.
But soon you you’ll be a butterfly, and through
the leaves you’ll flutter by,
And you will so happy that you never
more will say.

Chorus:
Caterpillars only crawl,
Caterpillars only crawl,
Crawling here, nibbling there,
Crawling, nibbling everywhere.
Caterpillars only crawl,
And I just crawl and nubble, that’s all,
But one fine day,
You will fly away,
And flutter by the garden wall.