I woke up this morning and saw almost all the snow melted away- air reminded me of a song we used to sing about 55 years ago when I was a girl in Girl Guides ( Girl Scouts). It was this one, but I could remember the second stanza which says, ‘ Tween Easter and Whitsuntide’ All the snow melts away.’ but not the first. So I searched and my search brought me here where I found the first stanza. I’m glad I found this site.

The 3 stanzas I knew were:

When I go to Peter’s fountain
O, what do I hear
From the misty swamp far away
Cuckoo calling so clear

Refrain:
Haldria, Haihaya haldria, cuckoo 3x
Haldria haihaya ho.

Tween Easter and Whitsuntide,
All the snow melts away
And my girl goes and marries
Leaving me in dismay

And when my girl marries
Just what do I hold?
But a heart filled with longing
And an empty bill fold.



When singing the refrain after the 2nd stanza, we sang ‘cuckoo, cuckoo’ (2x) and after the 3rd stanza, we sang, cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo.(3x)