That spring is gone and autumn’s here;

The rills have ceased their glad career,

The leaves and flowers are dead and sere,

The partridges no more we hear;

So I shall weep in my despair,

And from my eyes shed many a tear:—

How shall I find my babies’ fare?”

He said, “Weep not this autumn drear,

For spring will come another year,

And sunshine bring the world its cheer,