Wood fires

Oak logs will warm you well

If they're old and dry.

Larch logs of pinewood smell

But the sparks will fly.

Beech logs for Christmas time,

Yew logs heat well.

Scotch logs it is a crime

For anyone to sell.

Birch logs burn too fast,

Chestnut scarce at all,

Hawthorne logs are good to last

If you cut them in the fall.

Holly logs will burn like wax,

You should burn them green.

Elm logs like smouldering flax,

No flame to be seen.

Pear logs and apple logs,

They will scent your room.

Cherry logs across the dogs

Smell like flowers in bloom.

But ash logs, all smooth and grey,

Burn them up green or old;

Buy up all that come your way,

They're worth their weight in gold.