Ladybird, Ladybird! Fly away home !
The field mouse has gone to her nest,
The daisies have shut up their sleepy red eyes,
And the bees and the birds are at rest.

Ladybird, Ladybird! Fly away home !
The fairy bells tinkle afar !
Make haste, or they'll catch you and harness you fast
With a cobweb to Oberon's car

Ladybird, Ladybird! Fly away home !
To your house in the old willow tree,
Where your children so dear have invited the ant
And a few cozy neighbors to tea.

Ladybird, Ladybird! Fly away home !
And if not gobbled up by the way,
Not yoked by the fairies to Oberon's car,
You're in luck ! and that's all I've to say !

Caroline B. Southey