In the garden

The white rose nods to the musk-rose,

And the musk-rose nods to the white,

But I am friends with ev'ry flower,

And I nod to them left and right.

Oh, tall is the tiger-lily,

And stately the hollyhock,

But I love best the dear little daisy

In her simple work-a-day frock.

Hallo! 'Red Admiral' there sir,

You are early out to-day!

And I am too, so beware, sir,

For this is a holiday!