The Hayloft — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Through all the pleasant meadow-side
The grass grew shoulder-high,
Till the shining scythes went far and wide
And cut it down to dry.
Those green and sweetly smelling crops
They led the wagons home;
And they piled them here in mountain tops
For mountaineers to roam.
Here is Mount Clear, Mount Rusty-Nail,
Mount Eagle and Mount High;--
The mice that in these mountains dwell,
No happier are than I!
Oh, what a joy to clamber there,
Oh, what a place for play,
With the sweet, the dim, the dusty air,
The happy hills of hay!

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Nursery rhymes are some of the best teachers of rhythm and rhyme. "The Hayloft" uses 16 lines to create a memorable verse — proof that effective poetry doesn't need to be long. Pay attention to the meter: the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables is what makes the rhyme stick in your head.

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What are the words to The Hayloft?
The lyrics to The Hayloft are: Through all the pleasant meadow-side / The grass grew shoulder-high, / Till the shining scythes went far and wide / And cut it down to dry. / Those green and sweetly smelling crops / They led the wagons home; ... Read the full 16-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
How many lines does The Hayloft have?
"The Hayloft" has 16 lines of verse.

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