by Hope Briddon
Peggy
Language: English
Peggy! Peggy! dearest Peggy! In her dainty frock of pink; Such ribbands, such rose buds, Just the sweetest thing, I think! But she has so many laddies Paying court from day to day; If I too should ask to wed her, What would she say?
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Mary Helen Brown (c1865 - 1937), "Peggy", published 1912 [ voice and piano ], from Miniatures ; Five encore songs, no. 1, Cincinnati : Church [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2025-07-25
Line count: 8
Word count: 45