Minnie and Mattie

And fat little May,

Out in the country,
Spending a day.

Such a bright day,

With the sun glowing,
And the trees half in leaf,
And the grass growing.

Pinky white pigling

Squeals through his snout,

SING-SONG.

Woolly white lambkin

Frisks all about.

Cluck! cluck? the nursing hen

Summons her folk,

Ducklings all downy soft
Yellow as yolk.

Cluck! cluck! the mother hen

Summons her chickens

To peck the dainty bits
Found in her pickings.

Minnie and Mattie

And May carry posies, Half of sweet violets, Half of primroses.

Give the sun time enough,

Glowing and glowing,

He'll rouse the roses

And bring them blowing.

SING-SONG.

Don't wait for roses

Losing to-day,

O Minnie, Mattie,

And wise little May.

Violets and primroses
Blossom to-day

For Minnie and Mattie
And fat little May.

Heartsease in my garden bed,

With sweetwilliam white and red, Honeysuckle on my wall:

Heartsease blossoms in my heart When sweet William comes to call, But it withers when we part,

And the honey-trumpets fall.