Clear and cool, clear and cool, br By laughing shallow and dreaming pool; br Cool and clear, cool and clear, br By shining shingle and foaming weir; br Under the crag where the ouzel sings, br And the ivied wall where the church-bell rings, br Undefiled, for the undefiled; br Play by me, bathe in me, mother and child. br br Dank and foul, dank and foul, br By the smoky town in its murky cowl; br Foul and dank, foul and dank, br By wharf and sewer and slimy bank; br Darker and darker the farther I go, br Baser and baser the richer I grow; br Who dare sport with the sin-defiled? br Shrink from me, turn from me, mother and child. br br Strong and free, strong and free, br The flood-gates are open, away to the sea. br Free and strong, free and strong, br Cleansing my streams as I hurry along, br To the golden sands, and the leaping bar, br And the taintless tide that awaits me afar. br As I lose myself in the infinite main, br Like a soul that has sinned and is pardoned again, br Undefiled, for the undefiled; br Play by me, bathe in me, mother and child.