Oh, father's gone to ...

Oh, father's gone to market-town, he was up before the day, And Jamie's after robins, and the man is making hay, And whistling down the hollow goes the boy that minds the mill, While mother from the kitchen door is calling with a will, "Polly!-Polly!- The cows are in the corn! Oh, where's Polly?
 Richard Watson Gilder

Quotes from the same author

Knights of the spirit; warriors in the cause Of justice absolute 'twixt man and man.
 Richard Watson Gilder
Fra Lippo, we have learned from thee A lesson of humanity: To every mother's heart forlorn, In every house the Christ is born.
 Richard Watson Gilder
What babe new born is this that in a manger cries? Near on her lowly bed his happy mother lies. Oh, see the air is shaken with white and heavenly wings-- This is the Lord of all the earth, this is the King of Kings.
 Richard Watson Gilder