A Cicada Mating Call
Tune of “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off”

You say ci-cay-da and I say ci-cah-da
And you check the day-ta, and I check the dah-ta
Ci-cay-da, ci-cah-da,
One date and then nada
Let’s call the mating call off

Now you say it’s dour and I say it’s dew-er
Friends say things turn sour because you pursue her
Dow-er, dew-er,
Sour if you pursue her
Let’s call the mating call off

For us, when we have our one first date
We breathe our last
No fuss, just a mating call,
We fall, and soon we’ve passed

So you say poi-pose and I say purpose
Did you read that expert says we have no purpose?
Soon we’re croaking, could be they’re not joking
Should we call the mating call off?
Let's call the mating call off