This Song describes a beautiful mountain scene with flowing waters and daisies. The transcendentalist loves nature and is connected and involved with nature. The idea of transcendentalism is simple and goes back to what is naturally correct, and nature has no comparisons or worldly dealings, so it is a perfect example of the mindset of transcendentalism. Mother Nature, as mentioned in the song, is not a real human being, which means she cannot become corrupt or never truly owned by anyone. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "The lover of nature is he whose inward and outward senses are still truly adjusted with each other, who has retained the spirit of infancy even into the era of manhood." The people who really see and appreciate nature, with almost a child like approach, are the ones who understand fully the things around them, and in the end, what life is all about.
"Mother Nature's Son"
Born a poor young country boy--Mother Nature's son
All day long I'm sitting singing songs for everyone.
Sit beside a mountain stream--see her waters rise
Listen to the pretty sound of music as she flies.
Find me in my field of grass--Mother Nature's son
Swaying daisies sing a lazy song beneath the sun.
Mother Nature's son.
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