St. Nicholas/Volume 40/Number 7/Mother Goose

I The fair maid who, the first of May, Goes to the fields at break of day, And washes in dew from the hawthorn tree, Will ever after handsome be. II Here am I, little jumping Joan, When nobody’s with me, I'm always alone.

©^A.R.

“THE FAIR MAID WHO THE FIRST OF MAY”

PAINTED FOR ST. NICHOLAS BY ARTHUR RACKHAM