If you seek inspiration for the day,
you only need know it's the First of May.
You only need hear a stream's swift flow
as its cool waters rush o'er rocks below.

If you seek inspiration for the day,
you only need watch pretty maidens play.
You only need see the daisy chains
they fashioned with help from April rains.

If you seek inspiration for the day,
look no farther than ribbons in bright array
as festoons of flowers add romance
to Maypoles made merry by song and dance.

If you seek inspiration for the day,
you need one more thing on the first of May.
You need to find joy within your soul
to make you a dancer around the pole.