(Noises that a beetle likes to hear)      I had a little beetle   So that beetle was his name   And I called him Alexander   And he answered just the same   And I put him in a matchbox   And I kept him all the day   But Nanny let my beetle out   Nanny let my beetle out   She went and let my beetle out   And beetle ran away      She said she didn't mean it   And I never said she did   She said she wanted matches   And she just took off the lid   She said I musn't worry   And I really musn't mind   That there's lots and lots of beetles   That she's certain we could find   She said I musn't worry   But it's difficult to catch   An excited sort of beetle   You've mistaken for a match   If we looked in all the places   That a beetle might be near   And we made the kind of noises   That a beetle likes to hear      (Noises that a beetle likes to hear)      And I heard a kind of something   And I gave a sort of shout   It was a beetle house   And Alexander beetle coming out   It was Alexander beetle   I'm as certain as can be   And he had a kind of look as though   He thought it might be me   And he had a kind of look as though   He thought he pught to say   "I'm really very sorry   That I tried to run away"   And Nanny's very sorry, too   Cause you know what she did   And she's writing "Alexander"   Very blackly on the lid   So Nan and me are friends because   It's difficult to catch   An excited Alexander   You've mistaken for a match      (Noises that a beetle likes to hear)