And gay birds gossip
The orchard long,—
Sing hid, sweet honey
That no bee sips;
Sing red, red roses,—
And my love’s lips.
When Autumn scatters
The leaves again,
And piled sheaves bury
The broad-wheeled wain,—
And gay birds gossip
The orchard long,—
Sing hid, sweet honey
That no bee sips;
Sing red, red roses,—
And my love’s lips.
When Autumn scatters
The leaves again,
And piled sheaves bury
The broad-wheeled wain,—