The Rivals

I HEARD a bird at dawn Singing sweetly on a tree,

That the dew was on the lawn, And the wind was on the lea ;

But I didn't listen to him. For he didn't sing to me.

I didn't listen to him, For he didn't sing to me

That the dew was on the lawn And the wind was on the lea ;

I was singing at the time Just as prettily as he.

I was singing all the time. Just as prettily as he,

About the dew upon the lawn And the wind upon the lea ;

So I didn't listen to him As he sang upon a tree.