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Thread #161984 Message #3853297
Posted By: leeneia
01-May-17 - 04:38 PM
Thread Name: Whimsical Songs
Subject: RE: Whimsical Songs
"Ting, ting, ting" by Lewis Carroll. I made up my own melody; you can make up yours. It is supposed to be accompanied by the chiming of bluebells.
`Rise, oh, rise! The daylight dies:
The owls are hooting, ting, ting, ting!
Wake, oh, wake! Beside the lake
The elves are fluting, ting, ting, ting!
Welcoming our fairy king,
We sing, sing, sing.'
`Hear, oh, hear! From far and near
A music stealing, ting, ting, ting!
Fairy bells adown the dells
Are merrily pealing, ting, ting, ting!
Welcoming our fairy king
We ring, ring, ring.
`See, oh, see! On every t'ee
What lamps are shining, ting, ting, ting!
They are eyes of fiery flies
To light our dining, ting, ting, ting!
Welcoming our fairy king
They swing, swing, swing.
`Haste, oh, haste! to take and haste
The dainties waiting, ting, ting, ting!
Honey-dew is stored--'
(At this point the singing is interrupted, and nobody knows what comes next.)