The Bison is vain, and (I write it with pain) The Door-mat you see on his head Is not, as some learned professors maintain, The opulent growth of a genius' brain; But is sewn on with needle and thread.
Three Zoological Studies
Song Cycle by Walter Skolnik (b. 1934)
?. The bison [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953), "The bison", appears in More Beasts for Worse Children, first published 1897
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]?. The vulture [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
The Vulture eats between his meals, And that's the reason why He very, very, rarely feels As well as you and I. His eye is dull, his head is bald, His neck is growing thinner. Oh! what a lesson for us all To only eat at dinner!
Text Authorship:
- by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953), "The vulture", appears in More Beasts for Worse Children, first published 1897
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]?. The dodo [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
The Dodo used to walk around, And take the sun and air. The sun yet warms his native ground -- The Dodo is not there! The voice which used to squawk and squeak Is now for ever dumb -- Yet may you see his bones and beak All in the Mu-se-um.
Text Authorship:
- by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953), "The dodo", appears in The Bad Child's Book of Beasts, first published 1896
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