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I have considered the lilies.
They never toil, they only bloom,
They never feel chilly,
Or tired or silly
And they don't need much room.

I have considered the lilies.
I have considered how they grow.
Tell me, tell me how to be a lily,
If you know.

O-o-o-oh, lilies,
Toil not neither do they spin.
I'm gonna take my working papers,
And turn them in.
I'm handing over my pencil and pen,
I won't be needing my broom again,
I bloom by day, I bloom by night,
And blooming will be my delight.

Bright tiger lily, still water lily
See how they all dilly-dally!
Look at the day lily, lemon lily, calla lily,
And the lovely little lilies of the valley.

O-o-o-oh, lilies,
Toil not neither do they spin.
I'm gonna take my working papers,
And turn them in.
To be more splendid than Solomon,
I'll walk around wearing
The morning sun:
The sun by day, the moon by night,
And blooming will be my delight.

It would be fun but I'm afraid
That I would freeze.
King Solomon was not arrayed
Like one of these!

So-o-o-o, lilies,
I can't afford to dilly-dally.
I've got to work for my cotton,
Work for my denim,
Linen and damask and challis!
Not like the day lily,
Lemon lily, calla-lily,
And the lovely little lilies of the valley.

I have considered the lilies.
I have considered how they grow,
Tell me, tell me how to be a lily,
If you know.

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