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