Bumble Bee
The Searchers Lyrics

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I'm gonna have to put you down
You've been treatin' me like a clown
You know you've hurt me once before
You'll never hurt me anymore

Shoo-wee, you hurt me like a bee
A bumble bee, an evil bumble bee

I gave you love as sweet as honey
My life, my soul and all my money
You didn't seem to realize
You had a home in paradise

Shoo-wee, you hurt me like a bee
A bumble bee, an evil bumble bee

Don't you know I cry
Night after night
Just one kiss before you go
Don't ever come back no more

Now baby there's no need of cryin'
I'm sick and tired of all your lyin'
You know you've hurt my heart again
I'm sorry baby it's the end

Shoo-wee, you hurt me like a bee
A bumble bee, an evil bumble bee

Don't you know I cry
Night after night
Just one kiss before you go
Don't ever come back no more

Now baby there's no need of cryin'
I'm sick and tired of all your lyin'
You know you've hurt my heart again
I'm sorry baby it's the end

Shoo-wee, you hurt me like a bee
A bumble bee, an evil bumble bee

Overall Meaning

The Searchers' song "Bumble Bee" talks about a person who has been treated poorly by their partner, and has now decided to end the relationship. The singer has given their partner everything they had, including love, money, and their soul, but despite all that, the partner did not appreciate it. The partner has hurt the singer like a bee, and the singer refers to them as an "evil bumble bee." The singer has cried many nights, but now they have decided to put an end to the relationship.

The lyrics of the song are quite straightforward and simple, but they effectively convey the message of a broken relationship. The metaphor of a bumble bee is used to describe the pain inflicted by the partner. The repetition of the chorus reinforces the message and emphasizes the singer's determination to end the relationship. The song also highlights the emotional turmoil experienced by someone who has been mistreated in a relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm gonna have to put you down
I need to end our relationship

You've been treatin' me like a clown
You haven't been taking our relationship seriously

You know you've hurt me once before
You've caused me pain before and know it

You'll never hurt me anymore
I won't allow you to cause me pain again

Shoo-wee, you hurt me like a bee
The pain you cause feels like a sting from a bee

A bumble bee, an evil bumble bee
Specifically, it feels like a sting from an aggressive and painful bumblebee

I gave you love as sweet as honey
I offered you pure and unconditional love

My life, my soul and all my money
I gave you everything I had, including my heart and financial resources

You didn't seem to realize
You didn't appreciate or acknowledge my love

You had a home in paradise
You had everything you needed and a perfect life with me

Don't you know I cry
My pain is so intense that I cry every night

Just one kiss before you go
I wish we had one last moment of affection before we part ways

Don't ever come back no more
I don't want you to come back or hurt me again

Now baby there's no need of cryin'
There's no point in being upset

I'm sick and tired of all your lyin'
I'm fed up with your dishonesty

You know you've hurt my heart again
You've caused me heartache once more

I'm sorry baby it's the end
I regretfully have to say goodbye to you

Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: JOE WILLIAMS

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@annwallace6

7y↑13

I'm gonna have to put you down
You've been treatin' me like a clown
You know you've hurt me once before
You'll never hurt me anymore

Shoo-wee, you hurt me like a bee
A bumble bee, an evil bumble bee

I gave you love as sweet as honey
My life, my soul and all my money
You didn't seem to realize
You had a home in paradise

Shoo-wee, you hurt me like a bee
A bumble bee, an evil bumble bee

Don't you know I cry
Night after night
Just one kiss before you go
Don't ever come back no more

Now baby there's no need of cryin'
I'm sick and tired of all your lyin'
You know you've hurt my heart again
I'm sorry baby it's the end

Shoo-wee, you hurt me like a bee
A bumble bee, an evil bumble bee

Don't you know I cry
Night after night
Just one kiss before you go
Don't ever come back no more

Now baby there's no need of cryin'
I'm sick and tired of all your lyin'
You know you've hurt my heart again
I'm sorry baby it's the end

Shoo-wee, you hurt me like a bee
A bumble bee, an evil bumble bee

All comments from YouTube:

@Mr60smusicman

2y↑5

Without a doubt, one of the best British Invasion groups, thanks for posting this gem!!

@shelleyganz9095

48w

You Bet!! Glad Too...CHEERS!!

@stevecannon1774

2y↑2

I am 64 now and I remember my uncle listening to his 45 of this💕. I was a little kid.

@nextaxprorescuefromirsrock1191

10w

That's right! "Bumblebee" came out in '64.

@jackieobrien-murphy320

4y↑7

Wow outstanding song. Fantastic lyrics. Love it. 👏🍀

@MrDagwood63

3y↑6

Lesser known track. Great sound!

@chutalotr

Don't think it was a single - EP track?

@mogs43

12w↑1

Definitely a single, released in 1965 with everything you do on the B side.

@pongchaiwattanasomsiri7743

3y↑3

still listen this beautiful song
Dec 4 2020

@dereknewman2368

50w

One of my favourites of theirs. Very catchy cover song.

@jorgeestomba9888

5y↑8

Very crisp and clear, I call it The Searchers style !!! Really nice giitar
Love you lads!!!!

@user-sf2ow4qv1n

2y↑3

SUPER BEAT

@MrChatotx

8y↑5

Great Song....Thanks

@timothythorne9464

As good as it gets! Rather sinister, but captivating!

@bettyboop1978

3y↑6

Loving this ❤️❤️🥰

@Xander_Panda

5y↑4

i still love your music 3 years later

@waynesmith1942

Thank you Amber Paginton, you have great taste....:)

@Xander_Panda

5y↑1

I know thank my mother she got me into it

@nigellewis6279

6y↑8

Great Track and version lads love it!

@user-cm9nz2mp8i

31w↑1

Klass!

@Xander_Panda

9y↑16

I love your music.

@waynesmith1942

9y↑2

Amber Paginton Thank you so much, I need to post more stuff, i've been a bit slack........

@jyrithegothnokkala9118

37w

👍🏻👍🏻❤🤩🤩 BZZZZ Bees are alive and well here in Finland😎 Luv this u0:eis Music🖤

@keithdenniss125

4y↑3

WITHOUT DOUBT MY FAVOURITE SEARCHERS TRACK. AN ALMOST HAUNTING RIFF AND A QUITE POIGNANT MESSAGE..WE
MOVE ON TOGETHER OR SEPARATELY.

@davitong

9y↑6

Simple but effective arrangement.

@cityzen2717

6y↑1

That's what the Searchers were known for.

@user-bu2hc5xj6p

7y↑3

Good !!!　懐かしいです。

@evatervala4033

5y↑3

Dodo in youtube shows how a lady become true friend with a cute little Bee 🐝💕

@shelleyganz9095

6y↑5

THEIR BEST!!!! WOW!!!!

@ianbentley7276

6y↑1

yeh great, but after all this time (and i was around when it came out) just discovered it's a cover.

@timothythorne9464

All the Searchers hits were covers, mostly of girl group songs, but this group's sound was so distinctive and well-crafted that the songs sound like original versions.

@keithdenniss125

I totally agree with you..KGD.

@shelleyganz9095

2y↑1

@@ianbentley7276 Yeah, but they made it their own! (I seem to remember the original...also good...)

@shelleyganz9095

48w

@@ianbentley7276 Most Brit's did cover's early on...They had to, until they got the hang of things!! Beatles, and Stones...Too!!

@debbieharrell9970

5y↑6

Love it!!!!!😃😄😁😉🤗😋😆

@franciscomejia2988

3y↑1

"You make a grown man cryyy"
(Start me up. Rolling Stones).
"Don't you know I cryyy"
The Searchers.

@debbieharrell9970

5y↑3

Awesome

@Tonetwisters

5y↑10

The guitar work and guitar tones were as good as the vocals!

@timothythorne9464

It was way ahead of its time. This group came out before the Byrds and already perfected the dense, layered guitar sound.

@debbieharrell9970

5y↑4

Love it

@user-fl9it6mh7j

4y↑3

Friends I heard it together with were almost all gone. I miss so much that time

@shannonparrish4375

5y↑3

Perfect =love it=OMG😀

@waynesmith1942

Thank you, we have great taste....;)

@corwullink3409

3y↑1

Searchers ten voeten uit; The British invasion. Bumble Bee 2 weken in de Dutch top40, but the best single was Take it or leave it !

@annwallace6

7y↑13

@Xander_Panda

5y↑3

I went to there last consent. But they haven't done another one they were the first band i ever listed to plus the first consent i went to.

@BartShore

6y↑5

Good cover of the Lavern Baker song.

@cityzen2717

Memphis Minnie wrote this.

@ianbentley7276

Cover? Took 54 years to find that out, cheers.

@jackjc1447

@@cityzen2717 ,
neither did,this song was written by leroy fullylove from the tads,they recorded the original in late 1959
or early 1960,the only reason lavern baker is written as a co-author on the atlantic single is because
she changed the line 'a female bumble bee' to 'a evil bumble bee'(she didn't change the a to an).

@edhart8790

4y↑2

Not a bad version but still not a patch on LaVerne Bakers original from the 50's

@stevepaul6955

31w

The cut off the 'buzz' at the end of the song.

@egbertsouce3895

7y↑2

Better than their cover of "I Count The Tears" but it doesn't touch LaVern Baker's original and has that tinny Searchers' sound, IMHO.

@jackjc1447

egbert souce,
lavern baker's rendition is not the original,the original song was recorded by the tads almost a year before lavern
baker.

@doglips1958

Tinny sound???The Byrds got famous with that sound...

@jyrithegothnokkala9118

37w

I mean 60:ies music😊

@rickfisher1661

5y↑5

I like this version, but Laverne Baker did it so much better.

@mogs43

Surely you jest.

@joegun9237

@@mogs43 No, for real.

@mogs43

1y↑1

@@joegun9237 As much as I like Laverne Baker, and I've played the blues all my life, it's still The Searchers for me.

@UpTheIrons76

5y↑1

They played this last night

@waynesmith1942

5y↑1

Great music from a great era....;)

@lameckkebaso5817

4y↑1

Which year was this sang

@ricmazur8620

We heard this in Detroit in the spring of 1965.

@nextaxprorescuefromirsrock1191

10w

1964, ot, 1965. However, I am leaning on 1964.

@normanbell-br7nf

16w

same tune as the clash - should i stay or should i go

@Tonetwisters

5y↑3

Boo! No "bzzz"!

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