by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
The ball once struck off
Language: English
The ball once struck off Away flies the boy To the destin'd post And then home with joy.
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Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 18th century ) , "The ball once struck off" [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 David Evan Thomas (b. 1958), "Home", 1998 [high voice, piano], from In the Country of Baseball, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Dave Evan Thomas
This text was added to the website: 2006-06-12
Line count: 4
Word count: 18