O Florida

Song Cycle by Lee Hoiby (1926 - 2011)

1. Floral Decorations for Bananas  [sung text not yet checked]

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Well, nuncle, this plainly won't do
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2. Gubbinal  [sung text not yet checked]

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That strange flower, the sun,
Is just what you say.
Have it your way.

The world is ugly,
And the people are sad.

That tuft of jungle feathers,
That animal eye,
Is just what you say.

That savage of fire,
That seed,
Have it your way.

The world is ugly,
And the people are sad

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3. Continual Conversation with a Silent Man  [sung text not yet checked]

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The old brown hen and the old blue sky
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4. Before My Door  [sung text not yet checked]

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Now grapes are plush upon the vine
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5. O Florida  [sung text not yet checked]

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A few things for themselves
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  • by Wallace Stevens (1879 - 1955), "O Florida, Venereal Soil", copyright ©

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