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Posted By: Jim Dixon
06-Nov-09 - 10:52 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: The North Wind Doth Blow
Subject: Lyr Add: THE NORTH WIND
From The Teacher's Manual for Infant Schools and Preparatory Classes by Thomas Urry Young (Dublin: James M'Glashan, 1852), page 204:

THE NORTH WIND.

The north wind doth blow, and we shall have snow;
And what will the robin do then, poor thing?
He'll sit in a barn, and keep himself warm,
And hide his head under his wing, poor thing.

The north wind doth blow, and we shall have snow;
And what will the swallow do then, poor thing?
Oh I do you not know that he's gone long ago
To a country much warmer than ours, poor thing?

The north wind doth blow, and we shall have snow;
And what will the honey-bee do, poor thing?
In his hive he will stay, till the cold's gone away,
And then he'll come out in the spring, poor thing.

The north wind doth blow, and we shall have snow;
And what will the dormouse do then, poor thing?
Roll'd up like a ball, in his nest snug and small,
He'll sleep till warm weather comes back, poor thing.

The north wind doth blow, and we shall have snow;
And what will the children do then, poor things?
When lessons are done, they'll jump, skip and run,
And play till they make themselves warm, poor things.


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