Butterfly in the Studio

1.
          F
There's a butterfly
       C
in the studio
       Em        D
Bright yellow
       F
How he got inside
  C
  nobody knows
         Em
But he's looking
          D
  for the sun
         Em
But he's looking
  D       C
  for the sun

2.
    Em     (C  Em)
The man on the drums
         D    C   D
Tries to move his arms
   Em          (C  Em)
As fast as the flutter
       D
Of the wings of the
  C
  butterfly

3.
C           Em
The lead guitarist, she's
  D
  working on the words
    C                  Em
She wants to make them work
           D
  with the melody

4.
        C
And the clarinet
Bb         C        D
Practicing during a break
Eb        D
Gives the butterfly
Eb   D
   a tune to ride
Eb  D        C      Am
In- side the studio

5.
   F                 C
At last the flash of yellow
           Em      D
   settles down
F            C
Settles on a volume knob
   Em             D
   holding up the show
         Em
Until he flutters
   D    C
   on

6.
    C                   Em
And sometime during the song
D
No one notices when
    C              Em
The butterfly disappears
   D     C     Em
Is never seen again

Butterfly in the Studio — Originated at the Irwin Farm, 1975 Jul 16, revised a little 1991 Nov 17. First world publication to mindfulwebworks.com ©2007 May 17. Some songs work out better than others, and I can't say I'm especially fond of how this early attempt turned out. I was trying for surreality in the lyrics and melody, and ended up with something more saccharine than surreal. If they were in a rented studio, they wouldn't hold up the show for a bug!
Truth-in-thievery: the original psychedelic butterfly image (much altered & degraded here) was taken from

Wet Circuit, (http://www.wetcircuit.com/2004/11/17/butterfly/) a site I just discovered and recommend.