by Samuel Alfred Beadle (1857 - 1932)
After church
Language: English
Yes, May and I are friends, Lovers, many have said; For down the lane and o'er the lea To church we often tread, In that careless sort of way, That leads to love, they say; And after church we often search For garlands by the way. Yes, May and I are friends, And something more, they say; Because along the curved strand, Where we sat the other day, I simply wrote her name, And wrote it o'er again; When after church we stopped to search For shells along the main. More than friends are we, My bonny May and I; At least that's what our neighbors say Whene'er they pass us by, They smile and wink their eye, And set their necks awry: When after church we stop to search For heart's ease, May and I.
Authorship:
- by Samuel Alfred Beadle (1857 - 1932), "After church", appears in Life in Dixie, in Sketches, first published 1899 [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), "After church", 2009 [medium voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-11-23
Line count: 24
Word count: 136