“Where the Wattles Are Blooming (Holiday Song)”
Description
"Sunshine is over the meadow, Sunshine is over the hill..." "Come with me, merry and free, Gay as a bird on the spray, Grief and care, come if you dare, We will be happy today." "Come where the wattles are blooming, Down in the flowery glade"
Notes
Meredith/Covell/Brown compares this to the William Blake poem "The Echoing Green." - RBW
References
- Meredith/Covell/Brown, pp. 182-183, "Where the Wattles are Blooming"; "Holiday Song" (2 texts, 1 tune)
- BI, MCB182