by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Animal Fair
Language: English
I went to the animal fair, The birds and the beasts were there. The big baboon. by the light of the moon, Was combing his auburn hair. The monkey, he got drunk, And sat on the elephant's trunk. The elephant sneezed and fell on his knees, And what became of the monk, the monk?
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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), "Animal Fair", 2009 [medium voice and piano], from Seven Silly Little Songs, no. 1 [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-11-22
Line count: 8
Word count: 54