198 SONGS FOR THE

A WALK IN SPRING.

I’m very glad the spring is come: the sun
shines out so bright,

The little birds upon the trees are singing for
delight ;

The young grass looks so fresh and green, the
lambs do sport and play,

And I can skip and run about as merrily as
they.

I like to see the daisy and the buttercups once
more,

The primrose, and the cowslip too, and every
pretty flower ;

I like to see the butterfly extend her painted
wing,

And all things seem, just like myself, so pleased
to see the spring.

The fishes in the little brook are jumping up 80
high,

The lark is singing sweetly as she mounts into
the sky ;

The rooks are building up their nests upon the
great oak-tree,

And every thing’s as busy and as happy as
can be.