THE Queen o' May
Held court one day,--
The fields had nought to give her;
All in their best
Her maids were drest,
And they began to shiver.
"Now, never sneeze,
But warm your knees,
And look for daisies growing;
You'll find the air
Quite soft and fair,
Unless it fall a-snowing."
"Quite soft!" they said,
Each loyal maid.
"So fair!" the boys went chaffing;
But soon the May
Came down that way,
And set them all a-laughing.
[Illustration: _THE QUEEN O' MAY._]
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