The smiling Spring comes in rejoicing,And surly Winter grimly flies;Now crystal clear are the falling waters,And bonie blue are the sunny skies.Fresh o’er the mountains breaks forth the morning,The ev’ning gilds the ocean’s swell;All creatures joy in the sun’s returning,And I rejoice in my bonie Bell.
The flowery Spring leads sunny Summer,The yellow Autumn presses near;Then in his turn comes gloomy Winter,Till smiling Spring again appear:Thus seasons dancing, life advancing,Old Time and Nature their changes tell;But never ranging, still unchanging,I adore my bonie Bell.