Full Lyrics
Away to the woods, away,
To the cool inviting shade,
Where gentle waving boughs
Are by the breezes swayed;
Where shadows with the light
A web of beauty weaves,
And songbirds gaily sing
Amid the verdant leaves.
Away, away to the woods, away,
With spirits light and free;
We’ll leave our daily cares behind,
Oh! a happy band are we!
Away to the woods, away,
To the “fairyhaunted” dell;
Adieu to tiresome toil,
A woodland song to swell;
The kindly words and smiles
That bless our “picnic” hours,
As sweet to us shall be
As fragrance of the flow’rs.
Away to the woods, away,
What a merry laughing throng;
Come, friends, fall into line,
And go with us along;
Oh, much too soon will come
The closing of the day,
Then to the picnic ground
Oh, let us haste away.
