What must a Fairy's dream be

What must a Fairy's dream be,

Who drinks of the morning dew?

Would she think to fly till she reach'd the sky

And bathe in its lakes of blue

Or gather bright pearls from the depths of the sea

What must the dream of a fairy be?

What must a fairy's dream be,

Who sleeps when the Mermaid sings?

Would she rob the night of her jewels bright,

To spangle her silv'ry wings?

Rock 'don the wind 'bove the land and the sea,

What can the dream of a fairy be?

What must a Fairy's dream be

When storms in their anger cry?

Would she madly chase in the winds embrace,

The lightning gleaming by,

Or seize on its flash with a child-like glee,

What must the dream of a Fairy be?

What must a fairy's dream be

When mid-summer breezes play?

Would she proudly sail on the perfum'd gale

To welcome the dawn of day?

I know that her visions are sportive and free.--

What must the dream of a Fairy be?