Attend ye jolly Gardeners
of every Degree,
From the Setter of a Flower,
to the Planter of a Tree:
And a Planting we will go, will go,
and a Planting we will go.
Our first Great Father Adam,
was a Gardener by Trade;
And likewise Eve our Mother,
did use the pruning Blade:
And a Planting, &c.
Since Gardening so Ancient,
it's Praises let Us sing;
For in his own Enclosure,
he's as happy as a King:
And a planting we will go, &c.
Observe th' lowly Shrub,
and lofty spreading Trees;
That form the pleasant Shade,
fann'd by th' pleasant Breeze:
And a Planting, &c.
The Florist claims the Precedence,
in this delightful Art;
In ranging of his Flowers,
and setting each a-part:
And a planting, &c.
Take Notice of their Beauties,
and all their various Hues;
Set by his skillful Hand,
and rais'd by gentle Dews:
And a Planting, &c.
It wou'd be much too tedious,
to tell each Flower's Name;
Or, which for Smell or Beauty,
th' Preference can claim:
And a Planting, &c.
Yet all allow the Auricula
has the greatest Share;
Since Feasts are held in Honour
of the Flower ev'ry Year:
And a Planting, &c.
It is of Ancient standing,
and well conducted too;
When each in Emulation,
their finest Flowers show:
And a Planting, &c.
There is a Prize allotted,
to him that gains the Day;
And 'tis the noblest Flower,
that bears the Prize away:
And a Planting, &c.