She wore a robe of woven gold, with silver on the hem,

Her wings were set with diamonds and made of golden gauze,

And she was quite the finest Fairy Queen that ever was.

She stopped before the royal court and held her place alone,

Then bowed and gracefully sat down before the Royal Throne.

The Fairy Queen then waved her wand; the minstrel stepped away,

And I, suspended in the air, at once began to play;

I played them all the Fairy tunes that ever have been made,

And everybody knew the words to everything I played.

I played before the Fairy Queen, and did my best, you see—

And therefore I enchanted her, then she enchanted me.

"Now let's play we are pirates!" cried Zuzu.

"Very well," said the Private Secretary. "The Banjo knows that a great many people feel like playing pirate, so perhaps it will sing of one or two." The Banjo then played for them the following melody:

30THE PIRATICAL JUNE-BUG

30

A June-bug once went out to sea—

Yo-ho, my lads, yo-ho!—

With sails aspread and helm alee—

Yo-ho, my lads, yo-ho!

He had a long, low, rakish boat;

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