by James Ephriam McGirt (1874 - 1930)
Satan
Language: English
Satan's a robber; He works day and night; Go where you may He's always in sight. Go to your closet And kneel down in prayer; You need not be frightened, For Satan's not there. He lurks around poverty; He lurks around gold; He's always on duty Seeking a soul.
Text Authorship:
- by James Ephriam McGirt (1874 - 1930), appears in Avenging the Maine, a Drunken A.B. and Other Poems, first published 1901 [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), "Satan", 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: 12
Word count: 49