It's all very well, br Said the Bell, br To be the big Organ below! br But the folk come and go, br Said the Bell, br And you never can tell br What sort of person the Organ will blow! br And, besides, it is much at the mercy of the weather br For 'tis all made in pieces and glued together! br br But up in my cell br Next door to the sky, br Said the Bell, br I dwell br Very high; br And with glorious go br I swing to and fro; br I swing swift or slow, br I swing as I please, br With summons or knell; br I swing at my ease, br Said the Bell: br Not the tallest of men br Can reach up to touch me, br To smirch me or smutch me, br Or make me do what br I would not be at! br And, then, br The weather can't cause me to shrink or increase: br I chose to be made in one perfect piece!br br George MacDonaldbr br