Them gums an’ water-oaks an’ hick’ries,
Thet grows along its aidges,
Is jes’ alive with leafy swellin’s,
Fur Spring’s a-keep’n’ ’er plaidges!
Yer see thet sassafras a-greenin’,
Them voylets peekin’ at yer,
Thet bunch o’ pinkish blows a-leerin’
Jessif they’d like ter bat yer?
An’ birds! I never heerd sich music,
Nor seen sich ri’tous colors,