Thomas Nashe. 1567-1601
166. Spring
1 min to read
95 words

SPRING, the sweet Spring, is the year's pleasant king; Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring, Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing—   Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo!

The palm and may make country houses gay, Lambs frisk and play, the shepherds pipe all day, And we hear aye birds tune this merry lay—   Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo!

The fields breathe sweet, the daisies kiss our feet, Young lovers meet, old wives a-sunning sit, In every street these tunes our ears do greet—   Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo!     Spring, the sweet Spring!

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Thomas Nashe. 1567-1601
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