by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
One bright day in the middle of the night
Language: English
One bright day in the middle of the night, Two dead boys got up to fight. They turned their backs and faced each other, Drew their swords and shot the other. One was blind and the other couldn't see, So they chose a fool for their referee. A mute eyewitness screamed with fright. A cripple danced to see the sight. A deaf policeman heard the noise. He came and shot the two dead boys. A paralyzed donkey passing by, Kicked the copper in the eye, And knocked him through a rubber wall, Into a ditch and drowned them all. If you don't believe this lie is true, Ask the blind man. He saw it too.
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), "One bright day in the middle of the night", 2010 [medium voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-12-27
Line count: 16
Word count: 115