The Evergreen ‎#62

62. To The Woods Away

1 The morn is bright and cheerful,
The sunlight gilds the air,
Our hearts are light and happy,
God's peace and joy are there.
We haste, with our companions,
From school and home away,
To ramble in the wildwood,
On this our holiday.

Chorus:
To the woods, to the woods, to the woods we go,
To the woods, to the woods, to the woods we go,
To the happy woods away,
To the leafy woods away, away.
To the woods, to the woods, to the woods we go,
To the woods, to the woods, to the woods we go,
On our festal holiday,
On our festal, festal holiday.

2 The birds are singing sweetly,
The brooklets gaily flow,
The earth is robed in gladness,
The flow'rs in beauty glow.
We praise our bounteous Maker
As now we haste away,
To ramble in the wildwood,
On this our holiday. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: The morn is bright and cheerful
• Title: To The Woods Away
• Author: E. A. Hoffman
• Refrain First Line: To the woods, to the woods, to the woods we go
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1873
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [The morn is bright and cheerful]
• Composer: W. W. Partridge
• Incipit: 53215 32155 72215
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.