The littl e moon came o ut too soon , And i n he r fr ight l ooked thi n an d White ,
The stars then shone,
And ever y one
Twinkl ed an d winked an d la ughed an d blinked .
The gr eat sun now r oll ed for th i n might
And dr ove them all quite o ut of sight .
TO A HONEY BEE.
Busy- body, bu sy- b Ody,
Always on the wing,
Wait a bi t , wher e yo u have li t ,
An d tell me why yo u sing.
Up, an d i n the air again,
Fl ap, flap, flap !
”
And now she stops, an d now she dr ops
Into the r ose ’ s l ap .
Come, j u st a minute come,
Fr om your r os e so r e d.
Hum , hum , hum , hum
That w as all she said .
Busy- body, busy- body,
Always light an d gay,
”
It seems to me , f o r all I se e ,
Your work is only pl ay .
”
And now the day i s sinking to
The gol denest of eves,
An d she doth cr eep f o r quiet sle ep
Among the li ly- leaves .
Come, j ust a moment come,
Fr om your snowy bed .
Hum , hum , hum , hum
That was all she said.
”
But , the whi l e I mu sed, I l ear ned
The secr et of he r w ay :
DO my par t with cheer ful heart,
And t ur n my work to pl ay .
A cat came fiddling o ut of a barn,
With a pai r of bag - pipes under he r arm ;
She could sing nothing b ut fiddl e - de - dee,
The mouse has mar ried the bumble- be e ;
Pipe, cat , dance , mous e,
We ’ 11 have a wedding at o ur good house .
A di llar , a dollar ,
A ten o ’ clock scholar ,
What makes yo u come so s oon
Y o u us ed to come at ten o’ cl ock,
But now yo u come at noon .
As I was going to St . Ives,
I m e t a man with seven wives ;
Every Wife had seven sacks ,
Every sa ck had s even cats,
Every cat had s even kits
Kits, cats , sacks , an d wives,
How many wer e ther e going to St . Ives
As I was going up Pippen Hill ,
Pippen Hill w as dir ty,
Ther e I me t a pr et ty miss ,
And she dr opped me a curtsy.
Littl e mis s , pr et ty miss,
Blessings light upon yo u
If I had hal f- a- cr own a day,
I ’ d spend i t all upon yo u . swarm of bees in May
wor th a l oad of hay ; swarm of bees in Ju ne worth a si l ver spoon ; swarm of bees i n Jul y not worth a fly.