It’s twilight at my Mamaw’s house
And a little girl’s delight,
‘Cause this is when the fireflies
Start twinkling in the night.

First one or two, here and there,
Then Fireflies, Fireflies, everywhere!!
Catch them in a Mason jar
Set them on the porch
Then turn them loose again
So they can flash some more.

I see you in the garden!
Look - down by the creek!!
Now I’ve caught you in my hand --
Let me take a peek!

Are you hiding in the branches
Of the old apple tree?
Firefly, Firefly, where can you be?
You can’t hide your lantern
‘Cause it glows at will -
Come back, Firefly, please be still!

Now it’s twilight at my own house
And I search until the night
Looking for the Fireflies,
But there’s none in sight.
Where are you, Firefly?
Did you have to go away?
At last -- one flashes up ahead
And lights upon the hay.

Let me admire your neon glow
As childhood memories o’er me flow--
Tennessee mountains, Georgia pines,
Places we’ve been, Firefly,
And now left behind.