by Arthur Guiterman (1871 - 1943)
The Daisy
Language: English
Little Peg-a-Ramsey With the yellow hair, Double ruff about her neck And ne'er a frock to wear, Opens to the sunbeam, Curtsies to the bee, Dances when the bobolink Awakes the world with glee. Little Peg-a-Ramsey, Say, before you close, Do you ever droop your head And wish you were a rose? Little Peg-a-Ramsey Nodding in the wheat, Could it make you prettier To call you "Marguerite"?
Confirmed with Arthur Guiterman, The Mirthful Lyre, Harper & Brothers, 1918, p.223.
Text Authorship:
- by Arthur Guiterman (1871 - 1943), "The Daisy", appears in Poems [author's text checked 1 time 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 Florence Beatrice Price (1887 - 1953), "The Daisy" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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