SONGS FOR MUSIC. SMITH'S PHILOSOPHY. I. I'VE a crown I can spend, I've a wife and a friend, And a troop of little children at my knee, John Brown; I've a cottage of my own With the ivy overgrown, And a garden with a view of the sea, John Brown; By my shady sycamore, Large of heart, though of very small estate, John Brown; So come and drain a glass In my arbour as you pass, And I'll tell you what I love and what I hate, John Brown. II. I love the song of birds, And the children's early words, And a loving woman's voice, low and sweet, John Brown; And I hate a false pretence, And the want of common sense, And arrogance, and fawning, and deceit, John Brown ; B |