Oh Hilda!

from Our Lives in Starlight by John Dingo

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She picks a daisy for her chain
As the sea-breeze brushes her skin
Her straw-hat broad and golden
While the sun sets on the beach
Reach the blue and leap
Oh Hilda! Cannonball into the deep!

Oh Hilda! Shell-combing in your negligee
Oh Hilda! Swimming all your cares away
Oh Hilda, living all your reckless days in painted dreams
Oh Hilda, is it easy as it seems?

She rests beside the willowed pond
While the weeds provide a cushion
Her hair a tangled, fiery crown
As the clouds coast on the breeze
Cast your line into the green
Oh Hilda! Churn the mud with sturdy feet!

Oh Hilda! Dayfishing in your flour sacks
Oh Hilda! Never thinking on the things you lack
Oh Hilda, living all your lazy days in painted dreams
Oh Hilda, is it easy as it seems?

And no royal dress of gold brocade
Could best you in your skivvies
No slender centerfold or twenty
Could match your laughing bounty

She sets aside her book and yawns
As the bubbles dress her form
Her arms outstretched to bless the dawn
While her puppy kicks in his sleep
And the kettle sounds for tea
Oh Hilda! That every day could be so free!

Oh Hilda! Bathing through the morn in simple bliss
Oh Hilda! Lounging in your oven-warmed largesse
Oh Hilda, living all your pleasant days in painted dreams
Oh Hilda, is it easy as it seems?
Oh Hilda, is it easy as it seems?
Oh Hilda, can I join you in your dreams?

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from Our Lives in Starlight, released May 1, 2022

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John Dingo Williamsburg, Iowa

John Dingo is the musical alter-ego of S.P. Burnham.

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