I’ll Try
Two Robin Redbreasts built their nest
Within a hollow tree;
The hen sat quietly at home,
The cock sang merrily;
And all the little ones said:
“Wee, wee, wee, wee, wee, wee.”
One day the sun was warm and bright,
And shining in the sky,
Cock Robin said: “My little dears,
’Tis time you learned to fly;”
And all the little young ones said:
“I’ll try, I’ll try, I’ll try.”
I know a child, and who she is
I’ll tell you by and by,
When Mamma says “Do this,” or “that,”
She says “What for?” and “Why?”
She’d be a better child by far
If she would say “I’ll try.”