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ORIGINAL POEM Composed and read by Mrs. Rhoda Coleman Recorded in Cord, AR, 8/21/57 Click here to listen to the original recording In a sunny country lane, The mockingbird's singing his sweetest To his mate in the nest once again. He's singing of sunshine and flowers, Of hawthorn with buds white as snow, And fronds of the wild fern clinging To the soft sweet earth all aglow. He visions a nest filled with darlings, So tiny, so tender, so small. Oh, the world's running over with gladness; There is no sorrow at all. Sing ho for the beautiful springtime, When south winds murmur low. There's nothing so sweet as the wild bird's call, Or the violets 'neath the snow. |
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All Songs Recorded by John Quincy Wolf, Jr., unless otherwise noted The John Quincy Wolf Folklore Collection Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas Back to the Song Index Back to the Wolf Collection Homepage ©Copyright 2002 Lyon College |