[Chorus]
Tripping hither, tripping thither
Nobody knows why or whither;
We must dance and we must sing
Round about our fairy ring!
Tripping hither, tripping thither
Nobody knows why or whither;
We must dance and we must sing
Round about our fairy ring!
Tripping hither, tripping thither
Nobody knows why or whither;
We must dance and we must sing
Round about our fairy ring!

[Verse, Celia]
We are dainty little fairies
Ever singing, ever dancing;
We indulge in our vagaries
In a fashion most entrancing
If you ask the special function
Of our never-ceasing motion
We reply, without compunction
That we haven't any notion!

[Chorus]
No, we haven't any notion! any notion!
Tripping hither, tripping thither
Nobody knows why or whithеr;
We must dance and we must sing
Round about our fairy ring!
[Verse, Leila]
If you ask us how wе live
Lovers all essentials give—
We can ride on lovers' sighs
Warm ourselves in lovers' eyes
Bathe ourselves in lovers' tears
Clothe ourselves with lovers' fears
Arm ourselves with lovers' darts
Hide ourselves in lovers' hearts
When you know us, you'll discover
That we almost live on lover!

[Chorus]
Yes, we live on lover!
Tripping hither, tripping thither
Nobody knows why or whither;
We must dance and we must sing
Round about our fairy ring
We are dainty little fairies
Ever singing, ever dancing;
We indulge in our vagaries
In a fashion most entrancing
Most entrancing, most entrancing
Tripping hither, tripping thither
Nobody knows why or whither