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Sound of the Cicadas

Marsha and the Positrons

Sound of the Cicadas

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Do you hear the sound
Of the cicadas?
When they come around
After quite a long hiatus.

Some stay underground for seventeen years!
When they’re ready to dig out a small hole appears.
Once full grown their wings shimmer and shine!
They can’t jump, but they can fly just fine.

Oh, do you hear the sound
Of the cicadas?
When they come around
After quite a long hiatus.

Some species find their magic number’s thirteen,
Other types appear each year on the scene.
Those yearly kinds are bright green and blue,
But the other broods are red and black — it’s true!

And do you hear the sound
Of the cicadas?
When they come around
After quite a long hiatus.

When they’re young, they’re known as nymphs
Look around and you might catch a glimpse!
When they come out you can see
Exuviae on a nearby tree.

They leave those exoskeletons behind,
To start out new, fresh, and refined.
They sing their loudest insect song,
And soak the sun up all day long!

So, do you hear the sound
Of the cicadas?
When they come around
After quite a long hiatus.

Oh I can hear the sound
Of the cicadas?
When they come around
After quite a long hiatus.

Let’s watch them come around
After quite a long hiatus.
We’ll hear them come around
After quite a long hiatus!


Book suggestions for this song:

Cicada Symphony by Sue Fliess, Gareth Lucas
The Cicadas Are Coming!: Invasion of the Periodical Cicadas! by Doug Wechsler
When Will Cicada Sing? by Carla Mae Jansen

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