1 O come, kind friends, and join our song,
We're strangers now, but won't be long;
Our voices soon will mingle here,
In wafting song praise, loud and clear.

Chorus:
Then away we'll go o'er hill and plain,
And sing our song, the glad refrain;
Away, away where voices ring,
Away to the hills, we'll haste and sing.

2 We love to sing, and so will you,
Then come along, you'll find 'tis true;
Enjoy this life, now while you may,
In singing songs so blithe and gay. [Chorus]

3 Our hearts are light, our souls are free,
And thus we sing in merry glee;
Our voices raised, we shout and sing,
As gay as birds in early spring. [Chorus]

4 Come join our song, and then you'll know
The reason why we onward go;
When we are old, and youth is past,
We shall be happy at the last. [Chorus]