Just because

Once the daisy was a star,

And it fell from heaven far,

Just because it wished to grow

Where a little child would go.

So, in all the sunny places

Daisies lift their laughing faces

At the coming of your feet,

Just because they love you, sweet!

Once the violet dripped throughout

From a little rift of blue

In the skies, upon the grass

Just to see you as you pass.

So in all the shady places

Violets lift up their faces

Through the mosses and the dew,

Just because they think of you.

Once a buttercup splashed down

From a sunbeam's golden crown,

Just because it wished to shine

For this little child of mine.

So, in meadowgrasses growing,

Buttercups are always glowing

Where the little children play,

Just to light them on their way.