SPRING MAKES ALL THINGS NEW

THE EARTH TOOK OFF ITS WINTER GARB,

ITS GARB SO DULL AND BROWN,

AND DONNED ITS BRIGHT SPRINGTIME ATTIRE---

A FULL LENGTH EMERALD GOWN.

IT BUTTONED IT WITH WARM SUNSHINE,

WHOSE RAYS WERE GOLDEN GLOWED,

AND BELTED IT WITH BLOOMING FLOWERS

THAT IN THE SPRINGTIME GROW.

IT HEMMED IT WITH THE CREATURES SMALL

THAT WAKENED FROM THEIR SLEEP,

AND COLLARED IT WITH PUFF WHITE CLOUDS

TO MAKE THIS GOWN COMPLETE.

THE EARTH TOOK OFF ITS WINTER GARB

AS SPRINGTIME BREEZES BLEW

THAT AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR

ALL THINGS MIGHT BE MADE NEW.

(The old Hillbilly)