ARBOR DA Y MANUAL. 
59 
THE AUTUMN LEAVES. 
First Child : 
I AM a leaf from the tall elm tree 
That stands high up on the hill top there; 
Patiently my watch I keep 
O’er all the hillsides and valleys fair. 
Second Child: 
I came from the maple tree 
By the church with its huge iron bell. 
Many a time I’ve heard it say 
“A tale of hope and peace I’ll tell.” 
Third Child: 
1 am a leaf from the old oak tree 
Deep in the woods; I know 
All the secrets of fairy land, 
And how the flowers grow. 
Fourth Child : 
And I am a leaf from the aspen, 
Do you know why I tremble so? 
I heard a child tell a lie one day, 
’Tis an awful thing to know. 
Fifth Child : 
Down where the dead lie sleeping. 
In a calm and quiet spot, 
I came from the willow, weeping, 
O’er the blue forget-me-not. 
Sixth Child : 
I grew on the big old apple tree, 
Where the blue birds and robins nest, 
The children love me, and the breeze — 
O, you can guess the rest. 
Seventh Child : 
And now we will make a wreath. 
Red and yellow and green ; 
When you see you will all agree 
’Tis the prettiest wreath that ever was seen. 
All join hands and sing: 
Away to the woods, away, 
Away to the woods, away, 
