[Erik Olson]

For boys and girls fresh out of class,
Relieved to be not in,
Who think a song helps time to pass
And play and myth no sin.
Come these soft lines with nothing stiff in,
With sylvan nymphs, a knight and griffin.
With a fa, la, la.

Throw out gray maps your teachers made;
I know the Middle Ages'
Show highlands' Griffin, seas' mermaid...
Where cherubs kiss the pages.
See lions' brawn and eagles' brow
There joined, but oh don't ask me how.
With a fa, la, la.

What in the class is held in doubt
Helps banish boredom when you're out.
With a fa, la, la.
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