Rilloby-Rill

Grasshoppers four a-fiddling went,

Heigh-ho! never be still!

They earned but little towards their rent

But all day long with their elbows bent

They fiddled a tune called Rilloby-rilloby,

Fiddled a tune called Rilloby-rill.

Grasshoppers soon on Fairies came,

Heigh-ho! never be still!

Fairies asked with a manner of blame,

“Where do you come from, what is your name?

What do you want with your Rilloby-rilloby,

What do you want with your Rilloby-rill?”

“Madam, you see before you stand,

Heigh-ho! never be still!

The Old Original Favourite Grand

Grasshopper's Green Herbarian Band,

And the tune we play is Rilloby-rilloby,

Madam, the tune is Rilloby-rill.”

Fairies had n't a word to say,

Heigh-ho! never be still!

Fairies seldom are sweet by day,

But the Grasshoppers merrily fiddled away,

O but they played with a willoby-rilloby,

O but they played with a willoby-will!

Fairies slumber and sulk at noon,

Heigh-ho! never be still!

But at last the kind old motherly moon

Brought them dew in a silver spoon,

And they turned to ask for Rilloby-rilloby,

One more round of Rilloby-rill.

Ah! but nobody now replied,

Heigh-ho! never be still!

When day went down the music died,

Grasshoppers four lay side by side,

And there was an end of their Rilloby-rilloby,

There was an end of their Rilloby-rill.