In the ……., the ants were a-working
Bringing food to their hill every day
While the grasshopper ……. in the sunshine
On his fiddle, his song he …… play
Fi-de-di, de-dah-doo, dah-de da-do
Fi-de-do, de-da-dee, de-da-day
I will sing all the while 'neath the sunshine
'Neath the moon, I will dance, I will play
In the autumn, the ants … still ……..
But the grasshopper still did not care
The ants asked, "Why don't you store food for winter?"
"When it's cold, you'll have no food to spare"
Fi-de-di, de-dah-doo, dah-de da-do
Fi-de-do, de-da-dee, de-da-day
Above us all, there will always be ………
And there always will be time to play
Time …….. by and along came the winter
And the wind ……. a …………. chill
Snow fell down and there was no more sunshine
So the grasshopper …….. the hill
Fi-de-di, de-dah-doo, dah-de da-do
Fi-de-do, de-da-dee, de-da-day
I am cold, I am wet, I am hungry
And I'm sorry I played the days away
In the valley, he went to the anthill
He was cold and ………….. and sad
But the ants ……… him that he was welcome
Then he thanked them and felt really glad
Fi-de-di, de-dah-doo, dah-de da-do
Fi-de-do, de-da-dee, de-da-day
And the grasshopper said, "In future …………….
Work comes first, then I'll have time to play"