When the hedge blows,
Sparrow and linnet
Through the green cover
Warble: " Begin it —
Tell her (oh, haste to her!) tell her you love her!
Tell her this minute! "

When the leaf glows
And the haws soften,
Robins call gayly:
" Tell it her often!
Tell her (oh, stand by her!) tell it her daily,
Over and often! "

Then, when it snows,
Wrens, growing bolder,
Urge it: " Caress her —
Hold her, man, hold her!
Tell her (oh, cling to her!) tell her
— God bless her!
Love grows no colder! "