JAKOB LUDWIG FELIX MENDELSSOHN
[Born at Hamburg, Germany—1809-1847.]
By the composer Mendelssohn
Cruel poverty was never known.
A genius born and with great wealth
With loving parents and good health
And with his heart so full of fun
We christen him "The happy one."
When as a baby very small
His family he delighted all
By cooing sweetly in each key
Of a or b or c or d.
Ere he had passed his ninth milestone
He played in public all alone.
As a composer he won fame
And for himself an artist's name.
His genius showed in his brown eyes
Large and lustrous, deep and wise,
And all who saw him loved him well;
On each he cast a happy spell.
His "Songs Without Words" we all love;
They carry us to realms above.