216 MAY 



Little ferns and grasses, 



All so green and bright, 

 Purple clover nodding, 



Daisies fresh and white. 

 Would you know the reason 



All the world is gay ? 

 Listen to the bobolink 



Telling you 'tis May ! 



Darling little warblers, 



Coming in the spring, 

 Would you know the reason 



That you love to sing ? 

 Hear the merry children 



Shouting as they play, 

 Listen to the bobolink 



Telling us 'tis May! 1 



1 From Songs and Games for Little Ones, by Walker and 

 Jenks. Reprinted by permission of the Oliver Ditson Com- 

 pany, owners of the copyright. 



