I'd be a fairy

In the cheerful days of spring,

Day bright and airy,

Oft in mirthful glee I sing I'd rather be a fairy!

I'd be a fairy, to sport with wint'ry storms,

To fly on the winds, never fearful of alarms,

Coquetting 'mid birds and cheering melody:

I'd be a fairy sportive and free!

When the World with rudeness frowns,

Or fortune's contrary,

Far beyond earth's chilling bounds,

I'd be a fairy!

I'd be a fairy when mid summer breezes play,

And roaming in gladness to greet the dawn of day,

O'er meadows and stream above the land and sea:

I'd be a fairy joyous and free!