You do not need a bed of down To give you sleep at night, A counterpane of pink and brown And pillow soft and white. You do not need a pretty room All dressed in dainty blue, Where soundest slumber-health may come, With pleasant dreams, to you. But fill the day with labor, Ned, And work with all your might, For that will fill the hardest bed With softest down, at night. And if you want a counterpane With many colors gay, Not only work with might and main, But -- add a bit of play! |