You Tell Me You see fairies

You tell me you see fairies

watch them whirl and twirl and fly

You say i do not see them " cos "

they're very-very shy

And very-very magical

And very-very wise

And only ever show themselves

To wide and wondering eye's

If i sit still beside you

Why then , i may just catch

Thier game of tag or hide and seek down by the cabbage patch

All are glad in spider silk

Newly spun at dawn

One has just washed out her wings

And looks a bit forlorn

Thier laughter rings like bluebells

Thier smiles are sunbeam bright

They play and play the whole long day

And never ever fight

By night they gather moonbeans

all shiny , new and clean

To weave a silver coronet

A gift for mab , thier queen

They dip it in a rainbow

So it shines with every hue

Then spangle it with diamonds

Gleaned from the morning dew

And elves are mounted on thier steeds

Field mousies , sleek and brown

Riding forth to gather in

Bags of thistledown

To stuff the tiny pillows

and duvets , soft and deep

to keep the fairies cosy

wWhen they snuggle down to sleep

You tell me you see fairies

Where i see leaf and stalk

I hear the wind a-whistling

But you hear fairy talk

There has to be a reason

And the reason has to be

That i'm a grown up mummy

And you are only three

and'ere you leave your childhood

As,little,you must

I hope that they will sprinkle you

With silver fairy dust

Then with years flown and you all grown

Perhaps yourself a wife

You will always see the magic

In the cabbage patch of life