THE swallow, the swallow is here, With his back so black and his breast so white, He brings on the pride of the year, With the gay months of love, and the days of delight. Come, bring out your good humming stuff; Of the nice tit-bits let the Swallow partake And a slice of the right Boedromion cake. So give, and give quickly, Or we'll pull down the door from its hinges; Or we'll steal young madam away. But see, we're a merry boys' party, And the swallow, the swallow is here! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LINES ON HEARING THE ORGAN by CHARLES STUART CALVERLEY BOSTON HYMN; READ IN MUSIC HALL, JANUARY 1, 1863 by RALPH WALDO EMERSON BROTHERS by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS THE BELEAGUERED CITY by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW THE HOUSE OF LIFE: 86. LOST DAYS by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI LONDON, 1802 (1) by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH LILIES: 9. BENEATH LOFTIER STARS by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) THE INTERCEPTED SALUTE by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN BY LORD KNOWLES: SONG 2 by THOMAS CAMPION |