There sits a bird on every tree; br Sing heigh-ho! br There sits a bird on every tree, br And courts his love as I do thee; br Sing heigh-ho, and heigh-ho! br Young maids must marry. br br There grows a flower on every bough; br Sing heigh-ho! br There grows a flower on every bough, br Its petals kiss-I'll show you how: br Sing heigh-ho, and heigh-ho! br Young maids must marry. br br From sea to stream the salmon roam; br Sing heigh-ho! br From sea to stream the salmon roam; br Each finds a mate, and leads her home; br Sing heigh-ho, and heigh-ho! br Young maids must marry. br br The sun's a bridegroom, earth a bride; br Sing heigh-ho! br They court from morn till eventide: br The earth shall pass, but love abide. br Sing heigh-ho, and heigh-ho! br Young maids must marry. br br br Eversley, 1847.