the little boy's may-day song.
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"See yonder bird spread out his wings,
And mount the clear blue skies;
And, hark! how merrily he sings,
As far away he flies!"
And mount the clear blue skies;
And, hark! how merrily he sings,
As far away he flies!"
"Go forth, my child, and laugh and play,
And let your cheerful voice,
With birds, and brooks, and merry May,
Cry loud. Rejoice! rejoice!
And let your cheerful voice,
With birds, and brooks, and merry May,
Cry loud. Rejoice! rejoice!
"I would not check your bounding mirth,
My little happy boy;
For He who made this blooming earth,
Smiles on an infant's joy."
My little happy boy;
For He who made this blooming earth,
Smiles on an infant's joy."
