OUR mother sings quite different songs From those we learn at school And we all think that mother's songs Are nicer as a rule— There's one quite lovely one that tells About "Sweet Ella Rhree," And one of "Darling Nellie Gray," And one of "Rosa Lee." And one about a "Minstrel Boy," Who to the war has gone, And all about his father's sword That he has girded on. There's one about "Toll, Toll the Bell," (For dark-eyed laughing Nell), And one called "Swinging in the Lane," I like it specially well. Another one goes very high About an "Evening Star," And "Blue Alsatian Mountains," too, (I wonder where they are!) In fact the songs we sing at school Are just plain everyday, But all the songs that mother sings Seem far and far away! |