First Student:
See the yellow sparkle of the Neckar in the glass,
And through the cedar branches sparkles blue the sea;
Hear the sweet piano—hear the German lass
Sing Freut" euch des Lebens—Oh! "I love I love the free!"
Second Student:
I like the canary better;
Look, how he swells his throttle!
He gurgles like musical water
That dances and sings in a bottle.
ABOVE.
Second Mason:
D'ye mind the students down in the grove
Drinking their wine and beer?
That's an easy life they lead.
First Mason:
So do we up here
When the weathercock points west
And the look-off's clear.
Third Mason: