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Two Macabre Whims

Song Cycle by Starling Cumberworth (1915 - 1985)

1. A reasonable affliction
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
On his deathbed poor Lubin lies;
His spouse is in despair:
With frequent cries, and mutual sighs,
They both express their care.

"A diff'rent cause," says parson Sly,
"The same effect may give!
Poor Lubin fears that he shall die;
His wife, that he may live."

Text Authorship:

  • by Matthew Prior (1667 - 1721)

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2. The purist
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
I give you now Professor Twist
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971), "The purist", appears in I'm a Stranger Here Myself, first published 1938, copyright ©

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