Spring

British|Thomas Nashe

Spring, the sweet spring, is the year's pleasure king;

Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring,

Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing,

Cudoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo!

The palm and may make country houses gay,

Lambs frisk and play, the shepherds pipe all day,

And we hear aye birds tune this merry lay,

Cudoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo!

The fields breathe sweet, the daisies kiss out feet,

Young lovers meet, old wives a sunning sit,

In every street these tunes our ears do greet,

Cudoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo!

Spring! The sweet spring!