And to my nose I button close

My fur-lined Overcoat.

The Merry May has such a way

Of blowing hot and cold,

That fur and cloth I'm always loth

Away, in Spring, to fold.

Gr-r-r! There's a blast! I'll hold thee fast

Dear friend on whom I doat;

Nor lay thee by till—say—July,

My own, my Overcoat!