ladybird ladybird fly away home
the field mouse is gone to her nest
the daisies have shut up their sleepy red eyes
and the birds and the bees are at rest
ladybird ladybird fly away home
the glowworm is lighting her lamp
the dew's falling fast and her fine speckled wings
will flag with the close-clinging damp
ladybird ladybird fly away home
to your house in the old hollow tree