Two songs , opus 23

by Sidney Homer (1864 - 1953)

1. April, April [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English

April, April,
Laugh thy girlish laughter;
Then, the moment after,
Weep thy girlish tears!
April, that mine ears
Like a lover greetest,
If I tell thee, sweetest,
All my hopes and fears,
April, April,
Laugh thy golden laughter,
But, the moment after,
Weep thy golden tears!

Text Authorship:

by William Watson, Sir (1858 - 1935), "Song", appears in The Hope of the World and Other Poems, first published 1897

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2. Ferry me across the water [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English

"Ferry me across the water,
Do, boatman, do."
"If you've a penny in your purse
I'll ferry you."

"I have a penny in my purse,
And my eyes are blue;
So ferry me across the water,
Do, boatman, do!"

"Step into my ferry-boat,
Be they black or blue,
And for the penny in your purse
I'll ferry you."

Text Authorship:

by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894), no title, appears in Sing-song: a nursery rhyme book, first published 1872

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