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WHEN AUTUMN'S FRUIT by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES

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First Line: WHEN AUTUMN'S FRUIT IS PACKED AND STORED
Last Line: THE BIRDS THAT HAVE NO BERRY.
Subject(s): FRUIT;
When Autumn's fruit is packed and stored,
And barns are full of corn and grain;
When leaves come tumbling down to earth,
Shot down by wind or drops of rain:
Then up the road we'll whistling go,
And, with a heart that's merry,
We'll rob the squirrel of a nut,
Or chaffinch of a berry.

When Winter's bare and cold for all,
Save lovers with their spawny eyes,
And, like a horse that fleas annoy,
We stamp, to make our spirits rise:
Then out of doors we'll whistling go,
And, with a heart that's merry,
We'll feed -- while richer squirrels sleep --
The birds that have no berry.



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