Linden Lea - R.V. Williams, W. Barnes

Question 1

Linden Lea

Answer 1

R.V. Williams

Question 2

1. With-in the wood-lands, flow’r-y glad-ed,

Answer 2

By the oak trees’ moss-y moot;

Question 3

2. By the oak trees’ moss-y moot;

Answer 3

The shin-ing grass blades, tim-ber shad-ed,

Question 4

3. The shin-ing grass blades, tim-ber shad-ed,

Answer 4

Now do quiv-er un-der foot;

Question 5

4. Now do quiv-er un-der foot;

Answer 5

And birds do whis-tle o-ver-head,

Question 6

5. And birds do whis-tle o-ver-head,

Answer 6

And wa-ter’s bub-bling in its bed;

Question 7

6. And wa-ter’s bub-bling in its bed;

Answer 7

And there for me, The ap-ple tree Do lean down low in Lid-den.

Question 8

7. And there for me, The ap-ple tree Do lean down low in Lid-den.

Answer 8

When leaves, that late-ly were a-spring-ing, Now do fade with-in the corpse,

Question 9

8. When leaves, that late-ly were a-spring-ing, Now do fade with-in the corpse,

Answer 9

And paint-ed birds do hush their sing-ing, Up up-on the tim-ber tops;

Question 10

9. And paint-ed birds do hush their sing-ing, Up up-on the tim-ber tops;

Answer 10

And brown leaved fruit’s a turn-ing red, In cloud-less sun-shine o-ver-head,

Question 11

10. And brown leaved fruit’s a turn-ing red, In cloud-less sun-shine o-ver-head,

Answer 11

With fruit for me, the ap-ple tree Do lean down low in Lin-den Lea.

Question 12

11. With fruit for me, the ap-ple tree Do lean down low in Lin-den Lea.

Answer 12

Let oth-er folk make mo-ney fas-ter; In the air of dark-room’d towns;

Question 13

12. Let oth-er folk make mo-ney fas-ter; In the air of dark-room’d towns;

Answer 13

I don’t dread a peev-ish mas-ter, Though no man may heed my frowns.

Question 14

13. I don’t dread a peev-ish mas-ter, Though no man may heed my frowns.

Answer 14

I be free to go a-broad, Or take a-gain my home-ward road,

Question 15

14. I be free to go a-broad, Or take a-gain my home-ward road,

Answer 15

To where, for me, The ap-ple tree Do lean down low in Lin-den Lea.