text:  A violet blossom'd on the lea Half hidden from the eye As fair a flower as you might see; When there came tripping by A shepherd maiden fair and young Lightly lightly o'er the lea; Care she knew not and she sung Merrily! "O were I but the fairest flower That blossoms on the lea; If only for one little hour That she might gather me-- Clasp me in her bonny breast!" Thought the little flower