I'm a cicada as black as can be, 

My name is Black Prince as you can see, 

When the sun rises I sit in my tree, 

And call out to my lady love, Miss Green Grosser, as sweet as can be. 

 

As the seasons passed, 

My cicada love left,

To be with the one she truly loved best, 

Mr Yellow Drummer was the one for her,

But I'm still in my tree with no one for me. 

 

Days and days passed, 

I still felt sad and sorrow, 

For the loss of the love of my life, 

Miss Green Grosser please come back for me. 

 

As the sun set, 

I was still feeling down, 

But to my surprise flew a beautiful cherry-nose cicada, 

She sat next to me in my tree. 

As soon as I saw her, 

I knew that she was the cicada for me.