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Nonsense Rhymes
Song Cycle by Charles Villiers Stanford, Sir (1852 - 1924), as Karel Drofnatski
1. A visit of Elizabeth
2. Barkerolle  [sung text not yet checked]
There was a Young Lady of Ryde, Whose shoe-strings were seldom untied; She purchased some clogs, And some small spotty dogs, And frequently walked about Ryde.
Authorship:
- by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888), no title, appears in A Book of Nonsense, first published 1861
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]3. Boat song  [sung text not yet checked]
There was an Old Man in a boat, Who said, 'I'm afloat, I'm afloat!' When they said, 'No! you ain't!' He was ready to faint, That unhappy Old Man in a boat.
Authorship:
- by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888), no title, appears in A Book of Nonsense, first published 1861
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]4. Dithyramb  [sung text not yet checked]
There was a Young Lady of Tyre, Who swept the loud chords of a lyre; At the sound of each sweep She enraptured the deep, And enchanted the city of Tyre.
Authorship:
- by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888), as Derry Down Derry, no title, appears in A Book of Nonsense, first published 1846
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]5. Gongdichtung  [sung text not yet checked]
There was an Old Man with a gong, Who bumped at it all day long; But they called out, 'O law! You're a horrid old bore!' So they smashed that Old Man with a gong.
Authorship:
- by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888), no title, appears in A Book of Nonsense, first published 1861
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]6. Limmerich ohne worte
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7. Nileinsamkeit  [sung text not yet checked]
There was an Old Person of Philae, Whose conduct was scroobious and wily; He rushed up a Palm, When the weather was calm, And observed all the ruins of Philae.
Authorship:
- by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888), no title, appears in A Book of Nonsense, first published 1861
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]8. The absent barber  [sung text not yet checked]
There was an Old Man with a Beard, Who said, "It is just as I feared! - Two Owls and a Hen, Four Larks and a Wren, Have all built their nests in my beard.
Authorship:
- by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888), no title, appears in A Book of Nonsense, first published 1861
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]9. The aquiline snub  [sung text checked 1 time]
There was an old man with a nose Who said, "If you choose to suppose That my nose is too long, you are certainly wrong," That remarkable man with a nose.
Authorship:
- by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888), no title, appears in A Book of Nonsense, first published 1861
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Researcher for this page: Ted Perry10. The Compleat Virtuoso  [sung text checked 1 time]
There was an old man of the Isles, Whose face was pervaded with smiles; He sang "High dum diddle", And played on the fiddle, That amiable man of the Isles.
Authorship:
- by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888), as Derry Down Derry, no title, appears in A Book of Nonsense, first published 1846
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Researcher for this page: Ted Perry11. The Cow and the Coward  [sung text not yet checked]
There was an Old Man who said, "How,-- Shall I flee from this horrible Cow? I will sit on this stile, And continue to smile, Which may soften the heart of that Cow."
Authorship:
- by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888), no title, appears in A Book of Nonsense, first published 1861
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]12. The Generous Parishioner  [sung text not yet checked]
There was an Old Man in a pew, Whose waistcoat was spotted with blue; But he tore it in pieces, to give to his nieces, -- That cheerful Old Man in a pew.
Authorship:
- by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888), no title, appears in A Book of Nonsense, first published 1861
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]13. The Hardy Norse‑woman  [sung text checked 1 time]
There was a young lady from Norway Who casually sat in a doorway. When the door squeezed her flat, She exclaimed, "What of that?" That courageous young lady from Norway.
Authorship:
- by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888), as Derry Down Derry, appears in A Book of Nonsense, first published 1846
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Researcher for this page: Ted Perry14. Tone poem  [sung text not yet checked]
There was a Young Lady of Russia, Who screamed so that no one could hush her; Her screams were extreme, No one heard such a scream, As was screamed by that lady of Russia.
Authorship:
- by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888), no title, appears in A Book of Nonsense, first published 1861
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]