Did zing below the elem bough

A-swaÿèn to an' fro.

An' there the evenèn's low-shot light

Did smite the high tree-tops,

An' rabbits vrom the grass, in fright,

Did leäp 'ithin the copse.

An' there the shepherd wi' his crook.

An' dog bezide his knee,

Went whisslèn by, in aïr that shook

The ivy on the tree.