May Song - joy is everywhere!

Oxfordshire Children's May Song

Spring is coming, spring is coming,
Birdies, build your nest;
Weave together straw and feather,
Doing each your best.

Spring is coming, spring is coming,
Flowers are coming too:
Pansies, lilies, daffodillies
Now are coming through.

Spring is coming, spring is coming,
All around is fair:
Shimmer and quiver on the river,
Joy is everywhere.

We wish you a happy May.

Old Country Rhyme, taken from Harry Golding's book Verses For Children

Illustration by Margaret W. Tarrant