A Christmas Song
Reading edition
O’er the wastes the crows are calling— Caw! Caw! In the hedges of the haw, Sparrows with their merry clatter Cheep and chatter,— Naught’s the matter! Marry, marry! naught’s the matter! Then it’s ho! heigh-ho! All the waking world’s aglow! And the mirthful bells of Christmas Ring across the snow! Down the garden Colin’s calling— Mollie! Mollie! In the thickets of the holly Choruses the hidden starling, Saucy darling! You’re behind her! Kiss her, kiss her, when you find her! Then it’s ho! heigh-ho! Who’s for worry, who’s for woe, When the wooing bells of Christmas Ring across the snow?