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e. e.'s songs

Song Cycle by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947)

1. Jimmie's got a goil  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
Jimmie's got a goil
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Text Authorship:

  • by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings (1894 - 1962), appears in is 5, first published 1926, copyright ©

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2. raise the shade will youse dearie?  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
raise the shade
will youse dearie?
rain
wouldn’t that

get yer goat but
we don’t care do
we dearie we should
worry about the rain

huh
dearie?
yknow
i’m

sorry for awl the
poor girls that
gets up god
knows when every

day of their
lives
aint you,
            oo-oo.    dearie

not so
hard dear

you’re killing me

Text Authorship:

  • by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings (1894 - 1962), no title, appears in & [AND], in 1. A, in 2. Portraits, no. 5, first published 1925

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Note: this poem entered the public domain in 2021.


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3. mary green  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
mary green/ cheerful and generous
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Text Authorship:

  • by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings (1894 - 1962), written 1930-62, appears in Late Poems, copyright ©

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4. says ol man no body ‑
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
says ol man no body
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Text Authorship:

  • by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings (1894 - 1962), written 1930-62, appears in Late Poems, copyright ©

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5. time, be kind
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Language: English 
time, be kind;herself and i
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Text Authorship:

  • by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings (1894 - 1962), written 1930-62, appears in Late Poems, copyright ©

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6. plato told him
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
plato told/
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Text Authorship:

  • by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings (1894 - 1962), appears in 1 x 1, first published 1944, copyright ©

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Total word count: 134
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