The fairy bells tinkle afar,
Make haste, or they'll catch ye, and harness ye fast
With a cobweb, to Oberon's car.
Lady Bird! Lady Bird! fly away home—
But, as all serious people do, first
Clear your conscience, and settle your worldly affairs,
And so be prepared for the worst.
Lady Bird! Lady Bird! make a short shrift—
Here's a hair-shirted Palmer hard by;
And here's Lawyer Earwig to draw up your will,