A Child's Calendar
A Child’s Calendar
This song was collected from Samuel Gray, who lived in the Hartley Witney workhouse, Hampshire, October 1907
Lyrics
January brings the snow
Makes our feet and fingers glow.
February brings the rain
Thaws the frozen lake again.
March brings breezes loud and shrill
Stirs the dancing daffodil.
April brings the primrose sweet
Scatters daisies at our feet.
May brings flocks of pretty lambs
Skipping by their fleecy dams.
June brings tulips, lilies, roses
Fills the children’s hands with posies.
Hot July brings cooling showers
Apricots and gillyflowers.
August brings the sheaves of corn
And our harvest time is born.
Warm September brings the fruit
Sportsmen then begin to shoot.
Fresh October brings the pheasant
Then to gather nuts is pleasant.
Dull November brings the blast
Then the leaves are whirling fast.
Chill December brings the sleet
Blazing fire at Christmas treat.
Additional Online Resources available by clicking on the tabs at the top of this page
- Audio file of song sung by the pupils of Roman Way School, Andover, Hants
- Animation created by children at the Blackpool City Learning Centre
- Lyric sheet (pdf)
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