SONG FOR A COMPANY OF CHILDREN.
Reading edition
Children go To and fro, In a merry, pretty row, Footsteps light, Faces bright; 'Tis a happy sight. Swiftly turning round and round, Never look upon the ground, Follow me, Full of glee, Singing merrily.
Birds are free; So are we; And we live as happily. Work we do. Study too, For we learn "twice two;" Then we laugh, and dance, and sing, Gay as larks upon the wing; Follow me, Full of glee, Singing merrily.
Work is done, Play's begun; Now we have our laugh and fun; Happy days, Pretty plays, And no naughty ways. Holding fast each other's hand, We're a little happy band; Follow me, Full of glee, Singing merrily.