AN OPEN SECRET.

Pussy Willow had a secretThat the snowdrops whispered her,And she purred it to the south windWhile it stroked her velvet fur;And the south wind hummed it softlyTo the busy honey-bees,And they buzzed it to the blossomsOn the scarlet maple-trees.And these dropped it to the wood brooksBrimming full of melted snow,And the brooks told Robin RedbreastAs he chattered to and fro;Little Robin could not keep it,So he sang it loud and clearTo the sleepy hills and meadows“Wake up! Cheer up! Spring is here!”Unknown.

Pussy Willow had a secret

That the snowdrops whispered her,

And she purred it to the south wind

While it stroked her velvet fur;

And the south wind hummed it softly

To the busy honey-bees,

And they buzzed it to the blossoms

On the scarlet maple-trees.

And these dropped it to the wood brooksBrimming full of melted snow,And the brooks told Robin RedbreastAs he chattered to and fro;Little Robin could not keep it,So he sang it loud and clearTo the sleepy hills and meadows“Wake up! Cheer up! Spring is here!”

And these dropped it to the wood brooks

Brimming full of melted snow,

And the brooks told Robin Redbreast

As he chattered to and fro;

Little Robin could not keep it,

So he sang it loud and clear

To the sleepy hills and meadows

“Wake up! Cheer up! Spring is here!”

Unknown.

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