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ARBOR DA Y MANUAL. 



CHORUS OF THE FLOWERS. 



FOR A CLASS EXERCISE. 



CHORUS: 



WE are the little flowers, 

 Coming with the spring; 

 If you listen closely 



Sometimes you'll hear us sing. 



THE HONEYSUCKLE (RED): 

 I am the honeysuckle, 



With my drooping head ; 

 And early in the spring time 



I don my dress of red. 

 I grow in quiet Avoodlands, 



Beneath some budding tree ; 

 So when you take a ramble 



Just look for me. 



CHORUS : 

 We are the little flowers, etc. 



THE DANDELION (YELLOW) : 

 I am the dandelion, 



Yellow'as you see, 

 And when the children see me 



They shout for glee. 

 I grow by every wayside, 



And when I've had my day 

 I spread my wings so silvery 



And fly away. 



CHORUS: 

 We are the little flowers, etc. 



THE NASTURTIUM (ORANGE): 

 I am the gay nasturtium, 



I bloom in gardens fine, 

 Among the grander flowers 



My slender stalk I twine. 

 Bright orange is my color 



The eyes of all to please 

 I have a tube of honey 



For all the bees. 



CHORUS : 

 We are the little flowers, etc. 



THE FORGET-ME-NOT (BLUE) : 

 When God made all the flowers, 



He gave each one a name, 

 And, when the others all had gone, 



A little blue one came. 

 And said in trembling whisper, 



" My name has been forgot." 

 Then the good Father called her, 



" Forget-me-not." 



CHORUS: 

 We are the little flowers, etc, 



THE FERN (GREEN) : 

 A fern the people call me, 



I'm always clothed in green, 

 I live in every forest ; 



You've seen me oft, I ween. 

 Sometimes I leave the shadow 



To grow beside the way. 

 You'll see me as you pass 



Some nice fine day. 



CHORUS: 

 We are the little flowers, etc. 



THE VIOLET (PURPLE) : 

 I am the little violet ; 



In my purple dress, 

 I hide myself so safely, 



That you'd never guess 

 There was a flower so near you 



Nestling at your feet ; 

 And that's why I send you 



My fragrance sweet. 



CHORUS: 

 We are the little flowers, etc. 



Lucv WHEELOCK. 



