| G | C | |
| I had a little b | eetle |
| C | D | G | |
| So that | beetle was his n | ame |
| C | G | |
| And I called him Al | exander |
| D | G | |
| And he | answered just the | same |
| G | C | |
| And I put him in a ma | tchbox |
| D | G | |
| And | I kept him all the | day |
| C | D | G | |
| But nanny let my | beetle o | ut |
| C | D | G | |
| Yes nanny let my | beetle o | ut |
| C | D | G | |
| She went and let my be | etle | out |
| D | G | |
| And beetle ran | away |
| Its the same for all the other verses, I think, here's the lyrics |
| She said she didn't mean it |
| And I never said she did |
| She said she wanted matches |
| And she just took off the lid |
| She said I mustn't worry |
| And I really mustn't mind |
| That there's lots and lots of beetles |
| The she's certain we could find |
| She said I mustn't worry |
| But it's difficult to catch |
| An excited sort of beetle |
| You've mistaken for a match |
| If we looked in all the places |
| That a beetle might be near |
| And we made the kind of noises |
| That a beetle likes to hear |
| And I heard a kind of something |
| And I gave a sort of shout |
| It was a beetle house |
| And Alexander beetle coming out |
| It was Alexander beetle |
| I'm as certain as can be |
| And he had that kind of look as though |
| He thought it might be me |
| And he had that kind of look as though |
| He thought he ought to say |
| "I'm really very sorry that I tried to run away" |
| And nanny's very sorry too |
| Cause you know what she did |
| And she's writing Alexander |
| Very blackly on the lid |
| So nan and me are friends because |
| It's difficult to catch |
| An excited Alexander |
| You've misstaken for a match |