We are a band of merry children,
                                        
                                        Full of glee, full of glee,
                                        
                                        Like the springtime in its beauty,
                                        
                                        Glad are we, glad are we;
                                        
                                        Bright is the busy world around us,
                                        
                                        Bright with flowers, bright with flowers,
                                        
                                        Smiles from the sunny vale above us,
                                        
                                        Come with the hours, come with the hours.