Eric the Half-a-Bee
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Eric the Half-A-Bee is a song by the British comedy troupe Monty Python's Flying Circus. It first appeared on the LP Monty Python's Previous Record but is also on Monty Python Sings. The song followed the routine called Fish Licence in which Mr Eric Praline, played by John Cleese, tried to obtain a pet licence for a halibut and numerous other pets, all called Eric. One such pet is half a bee. The song relates a tragic yet heartwarming tale, stemming from an accident on one summer's afternoon.
The lyrics raise important philosophical questions as to the existence or not of half a bee: "Half a bee, philosophically, must ipso facto half not be. But half the bee has got to be vis a vis his entity - d'you see? But can a bee be said to be or not to be an entire bee when half the bee is not a bee due to some ancient injury?"
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