À la Volette

Once there was a swallow
And her birdies three
Birdies three, a la volette
And her birdie three
They were all so eager
To be on their own
On their own, a la volette
To be on their own
Said the anxious mother
«You can barely fly»
Barely fly, a la volette
You can barely fly
But they would not listen
And they flew away
Flew away, a la volette
And they flew away
To the woods they wandered
Singing merrily
Merrily, a la volette
Singing merrily
A hungry fox was waiting
And he gobbled them up
Gobbled them up, a la volette
And he gobbled them up
Said the angry mother
«I told you so»
Told you so, a la volette
Said «I told you so»
It’s a very sad story
And I think I’ll cry
Think I’ll cry, a la volette
And I think I’ll cry