Bed in Summer — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

In winter I get up at night
And dress by yellow candle-light.
In summer quite the other way,
I have to go to bed by day.
I have to go to bed and see
The birds still hopping on the tree,
Or hear the grown-up people's feet
Still going past me in the street.
And does it not seem hard to you,
When all the sky is clear and blue,
And I should like so much to play,
To have to go to bed by day?

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What are the words to Bed in Summer?
The lyrics to Bed in Summer are: In winter I get up at night / And dress by yellow candle-light. / In summer quite the other way, / I have to go to bed by day. / I have to go to bed and see / The birds still hopping on the tree, ... Read the full 12-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
How many lines does Bed in Summer have?
"Bed in Summer" has 12 lines of verse.

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