by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906)
Come away to dreamin' town
Language: English
Come away to dreamin' town, Mandy Lou, Mandy Lou, Whaih de skies don' nevah frown, Mandy Lou; Whaih he streets is paved with gol', Whaih de days is nevah col', An' no sheep strays f'om de fol', Mandy Lou. Ain't you tiahed of every day, Mandy Lou, Mandy Lou, Tek my han' an' come away, Mandy Lou, To the place whaih dreams is King, Whaih my heart hol's everything, An' my soul can allus sing, Mandy Lou. Come away to dream wid me, Mandy Lou, Mandy Lou, Whaih our hands an' hea'ts are free, Mandy Lou; Whaih de sands is shinin' white, Whaih de rivahs glistens bright, Mandy Lou. Come away to dreamland town, Mandy Lou, Mandy Lou, Whaih de fruit is bendin' down, [Des]1 fu' you. Smooth your brow of lovin' brown, An' my love will be its crown; Come away to dreamin' town, Mandy Lou.
F. Hall sets stanzas 1-2, 4
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Authorship:
- by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906), "Dreamin' town", appears in Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow, first published 1905 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Charles Wakefield Cadman (1881 - 1946), "Come away to Dreaming Town", published 1905 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Frederick D. Hall , "Mandy Lou", published 1926, copyright © 1926, stanzas 1-2,4 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ethel Glenn Hier (1889 - 1971), "Dreamin' town", published 1919 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Florence Bea Price (1887 - 1953), "Dreamin' town", 1934 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franklin W. Riker , "Dreamin' Town or Mandy Lou", published 1904 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-27
Line count: 31
Word count: 147