 | DRINKING SONG. Water-drops |  |
DRINKING SONG.
12. DRINKING SONG.
Drink, friends, the parting hour draws nigh,
Drink, and forget your care;
The sultry summer noon is high,
Drink, and your strength repair.
Spare not, there's plenty, take your fill,
We have a vineyard proud,—
A reservoir on vale and hill,
A fountain in the cloud.
Our flowing bowl is large, you see,
Lift high the song of cheer;
Our hearts are warm, our hands are free,
Drink deep, and never fear.
Our father Sun, the example gives,
Our mother Earth, also,—
He drinketh sly, above the sky,
She jocuned drinks below.
Pledge, friends, pledge deep before we part,
To absent wife, or daughter,
Or bright-eyed maid, who rules your heart,—
Drink deep, but only water.
Drink, and forget your care;
The sultry summer noon is high,
Drink, and your strength repair.
Spare not, there's plenty, take your fill,
We have a vineyard proud,—
A reservoir on vale and hill,
A fountain in the cloud.
Our flowing bowl is large, you see,
Lift high the song of cheer;
Our hearts are warm, our hands are free,
Drink deep, and never fear.
Our father Sun, the example gives,
Our mother Earth, also,—
He drinketh sly, above the sky,
She jocuned drinks below.
Pledge, friends, pledge deep before we part,
To absent wife, or daughter,
Or bright-eyed maid, who rules your heart,—
Drink deep, but only water.
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