by Francis Thomas de Grey Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper KG, PC, DL (1834 - 1905), as Viscount Fordwich
Pretty baby
Language: English
Pretty baby, do not cry, For thy mother's sitting by; Then, my darling, do not cry, For her blessing's on thine eye. For thy mother loves thee well, And would a pretty story tell To amuse her darling boy, Who I think's her greatest joy.
Text Authorship:
- by Francis Thomas de Grey Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper KG, PC, DL (1834 - 1905), as Viscount Fordwich, "Pretty baby", written 1840 [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 Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Gotha, Prince (1819 - 1861), "Pretty baby", 1840-1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Research team for this page: Grant Hicks [Guest Editor] , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-04-27
Line count: 8
Word count: 45