by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Language: English
Mary had a little lamb. Its fleece was white as snow, And everywhere that Mary went, The lamb was sure to go. It followed her to school one day; That was against the rule. It made the children laugh and play, To see a lamb at school. And so the teacher turned it out, But still it lingered near, And waited patiently about, Till Mary did appear. "Why does the lamb love Mary so?" The eager children cry. "Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know," The teacher did reply. Mary had a little lamb. Its fleece was white as snow, And everywhere that Mary went, The lamb was sure to go.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, Mother Goose [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Mary Had a Little Lamb", 2005 [mezzo-soprano and piano], from Nursery Rhymes and Children's Prayers, no. 2 [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-05-02
Line count: 20
Word count: 111