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I'm just a little Hummingbird, Hummingbird, Hummingbird, 



I'm just a little Hummingbird, but I can sing for j'ou. 



All about the sunshine, so cheerful and so bright. 



All about the moonbeams, and the stars that shine all night. 



I'm just a little Hummingbird, Hummingbird, Hummingbird, 

 I'm just a little Hummingbird but I can sing for you. 



Bobbie. — That's fine, splendid! Thank you, little Hummingbird (leads her 

 back to place). Now, birds, all sing. Give us a grand big chorus. 



(Birds gather around Bobbie, waving wings and singing gaily. Bobbie, smiling, 

 keeps time with hands and feet.) 



Chorus. — To air from 'Martha' {'When far from the town,'' etc. — Flotow.) — 



1 . Come, then, let us sing. 



So joyous, happy, blithe and gay. 



'Tis time to say farewell 



And fly away, away, away. 



O, Bobbie, Bobbie, Bobbie dear, 



We'll never more have cause to fear. 



He'll never lift his gun again 



To shoot and kill his little friend. 



2. Come, then, let us sing. 



So joyous, happy, blithe and gay. 

 'Tis time to say farewell 

 And fly away, away, away. 

 We'll build our nests about his door 

 And sing to him as ne'er before. 

 And we can now in safety rear 

 Our little birdlings without fear. 



3. Come, then, let us sing. 



So joyous, happy, blithe and gay. 



'Tis time to say farewell 



And fly a.way, away, away. 



Let children all remember this — 



That joy and love and happiness 



Will come to those who kindness show 



To every living thing below. 



Come, then, let us sing, 



So joyous, happy, blithe and gay. 



'Tis time to say farewell 



And fly away, away, away. 



The End 



[One hundred children took part in this Bird Masque, which was very successfully 

 given, the author writes. She adds: "I find a deep and growing interest in birds, in this 

 part of the country, and I am doing what I can to increase it." In view of the importance 

 of preserving bird-life in the state of Arkansas, this report from Fort Smith, Ark., 



