We are joyous to-day, for we little ones know,
When Froebel was born, tho' it was long ago;
We know that he lived, far over the sea,
And we are taught that he lived, for you and for me.
We know that 'teas he, gave us work with our play,
And how we do thank thee, dear Froebel to-day;
No longer we need to be old folks, 'tis true,
Before we are happy, in something to do.
With our rap-a-tap-tap and our tic-a-tac-too,
We laugh, and we sing, while we are making a shoe.