AWAY WITH THE DAYLIGHT.
I
Away with the daylight, illumine the gas!
The moments of morning too languidly pass;
'Tis only at sunset we find out the worth
Of stars in the Heavens, and eyes upon earth!
Then away with the daylight, &c.
II
You blame me for keeping late hours; oh! fie;
They all become late ones when they are gone by:
And all sorts of hours fly from us so fast,
I'm resolved I will keep them,—as long as they'll last.
Then away with the daylight, &c.
III
Late hours! oh! for shame! you're a sluggard to me:
You were stirring at six, I was dancing at three.
Talk of rising with larks! 'tis far better, I say,
For a lark when 'tis dark to go roving away.
Then away with the daylight, &c.
