Where treeses grew and breezes blew—

A thatchy roof, quite waterproof,

Where countless herds of dicky-birds

Built twiggy beds to lay their heads

(My mother begs I'll make it "eggs,"

But though it's true that dickies do

Construct a nest with chirpy noise,

With view to rest their eggy joys,

'Neath eavy sheds, yet eggs and beds,