Little Mother Goose

by Anonymous

The Butterflies

A few slight changes, such as “I am a butterfly” for first line, will fit the song to be sung by one child instead of several. The suitable changes will suggest themselves to mother or teacher. A butterfly-look may be given to the little ones by wings of tissue paper fastened between the shoulders, or even by broad bows of wide, gay-colored ribbon.

Children enter singing and circle about a table of flowers.

We airy Butterflies

We come in sunny hours,

We fairy Butterflies

We come when come the flowers.

We dainty Butterflies

We feed on honey new

At every opening flower,

And drink of morning dew.

Children flit about at pleasure.

Children meet, touch hands, then “float” airily away.

Circle around the room and away.

We hover o’er the fields

Like flowers of the grass,

As on our colored wings

We pause, and poise, and pass—

Winged flowers that rise and soar

And weave a dance so fair,

And float at last away

Upon the sunny air.

We airy Butterflies

We go with summer hours,

We fairy Butterflies

We go when go the flowers.

But we shall come again

With all the merry May,

And we again shall help

To make the great world gay