I’m comin to getcha. I’m comin ta getcha

Mommy ate daddy during the sex-uh

But daddy is a willing chap he doesn’t fuss or fight

He knows what's best for him so he submits with all his might

When population density it is a getting low

It's kind of hard to get a kid to carry on the show

Because mates are rare, and we are tasty to the predacious

Our strategy is the result and yes its most audacious

And as an insect mama knows from calories she can synthesize

A great big ol’ batch of eggs but alas – no shakes and fries

Needing food, and food is scarce she just goes for the thing that’s nearest

Poor poor, poor poor, poor poor, daddy dearest

And daddy’s body goes to make those crucial eggs

The number of the brood goes up, let this be my seg-

-ue to the point that we’ll not go down like Atlantis

We're crafty little buggers, we're proud proud Praying Mantis