by Edward Verrall Lucas (1868 - 1938)
Pa's bank
Language: English
The wealthy Banker sits behind A row of shining rails, Between a shining shovel and A pair of shining scales. And father often visits him And hands him paper slips, Which sets the Banker counting gold With pointed finger tips. He scoops it up, and weighs it out, And counts it all again, And pours it into father's hands Just like golden rain. And why the Banker is so rich, And why he is so free, And why so fond of paper slips, Are mysteries to me.
Authorship:
- by Edward Verrall Lucas (1868 - 1938), "Pa's bank" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Liza Lehmann (1862 - 1918), "Pa's bank" [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2017-09-12
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