THE HUMBLE-BEE.
Ralph Waldo Emerson. German Air.
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1. Bur - ly, doz - ing hum - ble - bee, Where thou art is
2. When the south wind, in May days, With a net of
3. Hot mid - sum - mer's pet - ted crone, Sweet to me thy
4. Wis - er far than hu - man seer. Yel - low - breeched phil-
clime for me. Let them sail for Por - to Rique,
shin - ing haze Sil - vers the hor-i - zon wall,
drow - sy tone Tells of count-less sun - ny hours,
os - o - pher! See - ing on - ly what is fair,
Far - off heats through seas to seek; I will fol - low
And with soft - ness touch- es all. Thou, in sun - ny
Long days, sol - id banks of flowers; Aught un - sav - 'ry
Thou dost mock at fate and care; When the fierce north -
thee a - lone. Thou an - i - mat - ed tor - rid zone!
sol - i - tudes, Ro - ver of the un - der - woods,
or un - clean Hath my in - sect nev - er seen;
west - ern blast Cools sea and land so far and fast,