THE PIPER
Reading edition
Oh! Life was piping on flute of gold, And I followed him fast along, And my heart was pulsing brave and bold, As it sang a gay gypsy song. Oh! Love was calling, for it was Spring, And I heard his eager cry, And forth I fared me, adventuring Under the tender blue sky. Oh! we three went dancing along the way, As Life piped his maddest tune, And then, at the close of the golden day, We dreamt ’neath the smiling moon.