Are thine eyes as blue and beaming
As they were a year ago?
_Both_: Hohli-ohli, etc.

_Ilka_: Hansel, Hansel in the valley
I will tell you true;
If mine eyes are blue and beaming,
What is that, I pray, to you?
_Both_: Hohli-ohli, etc.

_Hansel_: Tell me, Ilka on the hill-top,
While the blushing roses blow,
Are thy lips as sweet for kissing
As they were a year ago?
_Both_: Hohli-ohli, etc.

_Ilka_: Naughty Hansel in the valley,
Naughty Hansel, tell me true,
If my lips are sweet for kissing,
What is that, I pray, to you?
_Both_: Hohli-ohli, etc.

_Hansel_: Tell me, Ilka on the hill-top,
While the rivers seaward flow,
Is thy heart as true and loving
As it was a year ago?
_Both_: Hohli-ohli, etc.

_Ilka_: Dearest Hansel in the valley,
I will tell you, tell you true.