by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888)
There was an Old Man of Dumbree
Language: English
There was an Old Man of Dumbree, Who taught little owls to drink tea; For he said, "To eat mice is not proper or nice," That amiable Man of Dumbree.
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Text Authorship:
- by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888), no title [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 Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867 - 1972), "The Old Man of Dumbree" [women's chorus], from the collection Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2012-05-18
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Word count: 30