'Mid grassy beds and moss-grown banks,

And on them smile, and kiss them, too,

While they will sweetly blush their thanks,

And drink thy health in drops of dew;

Inhale the blossom-scented breeze

Within thy oscillating zone,

And never cough, nor even sneeze,

So sound thy swan-like throat has grown.

Then will thy happy voice be heard

Amid sweet spring's melodious throng;