Margaret has a milking-pail,
And she rises early;
Thomas has a threshing-flail,
And he's up betimes.
Sometimes crossing through the grass
Where the dew lies pearly,
They say "Good morrow" as they pass
By the leafy limes.
Two Unison Songs
Song Cycle by Shena Eleanor Fraser (1910 - 1993)
?. Margaret has a milking‑pail [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894), no title, appears in Sing-song: a nursery rhyme book, first published 1872
See other settings of this text.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Total word count: 37