Celia Thaxter

Bobolink shall play the violin, Great applause to win; Lonely, sweet, and sad, the meadow-lark Plays the oboe. Hark! Yellow-bird the clarionet shall play, Blithe, and clear, and gay. Purple-finch what instrument will suit? He can play the flute. Fire-winged blackbirds sound the merry fife, Soldiers without strife; And the robins wind the mellow horn Loudly, eve and morn. Who shall clash the cymbals? Jay and crow, That is all they know; And, to roll the deep melodious drum, Lo! the bull-frogs come. Then the splendid chorus! Who shall sing Of so fine a thing? Who the names of the performers call Truly, one and all?