In they scram-ble-one, two, three.

For a while they sit de-mure-ly,

In a dain-ty fluffy row,

Then they gaze a-bout—why sure-ly,

There stands pa-tient Spot be-low.

“Come!” I fan-cy they are say-ing;

“See, it is not far to climb:

’Mid the branch-es i-dly sway-ing,

We are hav-ing such a time!

“You shall have a wel-come hear-ty