by Mary Fleming
My seventy‑six geared wheel
Language: English
O how I long for solid roads in the merry month of June; The birds they all sing gaily, all nature seems in tune. Vacation is my happy time, how jolly I will feel A-spinning down to Rustico on my seventy-six geared wheel. I'll start in early morning and in an hour's ride I'll spin into that little town, they call it Summerside I'll take a couple of glasses there, which makes my head soon reel, And the road gets strangely smoother for my seventy-six geared wheel. Then on I go like Gallagher at my very level best, And the next place that I come to, they call it Traveller's Rest, Then Kensington does bring me up, you bet I'll merry feel From travelling at such mighty speed on my seventy-six geared wheel. I'll just drop into Clark's Hotel and there I'll rest a while, Then on I'll press to Margate, a distance of three miles. Then pleasant thoughts into my head involuntarily steal, Until I arrive at Clinton on my seventy-six geared wheel. Then Stanley Bridge comes next in view and a pretty place it is, And when I cross the railroad track, you bet I'll let her whiz. Then taking straight a southeast course past Simpson's and McNeil's Until I arrive at Rustico on my seventy-six geared wheel. Then opening up the garden gate I gallantly do score Up the marble pathway and to the big front door. There Mary, smiling sweetly, stands, you'll bet I'll happy feel When I alight into her arms from my seventy-six geared wheel.
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Note: Collected from Ambrose Herrell, Hope River, P.E.I. (originally written by Mary Fleming)
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Note: Collected from Ambrose Herrell, Hope River, P.E.I. (originally written by Mary Fleming)
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Robert James Berkeley Fleming (1921 - 1976), "My seventy-six geared wheel" [voice and piano], from the collection Six Folksongs from Prince Edward arranged by Robert Fleming, no. 6, arrangement [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-05-21
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Word count: 261