[Intro – airy, breathless, playful] Zip! Whirr! Flash of green— Did you see me? I was there— Now I’m gone— Now I’m back! [Verse 1] Morning sun on a ruby-red glass, Wings start humming and I’m coming in fast, Hover to the left, little slide to the right, Back it up, hang in the air just right. Sip-sip-sip from the sugar-water well, Sweet little breakfast and I’m feeling swell, Needle-beak dipping, wings in a blur, Whole wide garden going whirr-whirr-whirr! [Pre-Chorus] Up! Down! Sideways spin! Back away— Dive back in! Flower to flower, bloom to bloom, Tiny little rocket going zoom-zoom-ZOOM! [Chorus] Whirr-whirr, zip-zip, hummingbird flight, Dancing on the air from morning till night, Hover and sip, then away I go, Faster than your eyes can follow! Whirr-whirr, zip-zip, look at me fly, Stop on a dime in the middle of the sky, Sweet little feeder, everything’s fine— Wait. Who’s that? THAT FEEDER’S MINE! [Instrumental Break – frantic jazz] [Rapid flute and piccolo runs] [Walking bass suddenly doubles speed] [Bright piano clusters] [Trumpet answers saxophone] [Abrupt stop] [Spoken, suspiciously] Excuse me... Were you about to drink from my feeder? [Verse 2] Here comes Ruby with a flash of red, Emerald sneaks around overhead, One little hummer thinks nobody knows— I SEE YOU HIDING BY THE ROSE! Dive from above with a furious squeak, Tiny bird attitude, maximum peak, Chase you left and chase you right, Straight through the petunias— OUTTA MY SIGHT! [Pre-Chorus] Round the porch! Past the tree! Nobody drinks here except for me! Never mind that there’s enough for ten— I chased you off— Now COME BACK AGAIN! [Chorus] Whirr-whirr, zip-zip, hummingbird flight, Tiny little tyrant with an appetite, Hover and sip, then patrol that line, Every single feeder is officially MINE! Whirr-whirr, zip-zip, loop-de-loop, Here comes another one—call the troops! Three more hummingbirds joining the fight— Everybody scatter! LEFT! RIGHT! RIGHT! [Bridge – dreamy, floating jazz] Then suddenly... A flower... Soft trumpet sigh, Feather-light wings in a lavender sky, Hover so gently, perfectly still, Drinking one jewel from a blossom until— [One-beat silence] SQUEAK! INTRUDER! [Wild Instrumental Break] [Saxophone and flute race each other] [Piano tumbles downward] [Drums erupt into frantic brushes] [Trumpet blasts] [Everything accelerates] [Final Chorus] Whirr-whirr, zip-zip, faster we go, Through the garden high and low, Drink from the feeder, drink from the vine, But stay away from the one that’s MINE! Dart and hover, chase and spin, Lose the fight then start again, Tiny hearts racing, wings keeping time, Living life at a hundred miles an hour— And guarding that feeder like— MINE! MINE! MINE! MINE! [Outro – increasingly breathless] Sip! Zip! Whirr! CHASE! Hover! Turn! Dive! RACE! Flower! Feeder! There you are— HEY! GET AWAY FROM MY— [Sudden hard stop] ...feeder. [One tiny hummingbird chirp] [Softly] Mine.
