I'M glad our house is a little house, br Not too tall nor too wide: br I'm glad the hovering butterflies br Feel free to come inside. br br Our little house is a friendly house. br It is not shy or vain; br It gossips with the talking trees, br And makes friends with the rain. br br And quick leaves cast a shimmer of green br Against our whited walls, br And in the phlox, the dutious bees br Are paying duty calls.