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Beastly! - Seven Songs

Song Cycle by Mervyn, Lord Horder, the Second Baron of Ashford (1910 - 1998)

1. 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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2. I saw a jolly hunter

Language: English 
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Text Authorship:

  • by Charles Causley, CBE (1917 - 2003), copyright ©

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3. The Jesus Affair

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  • by Mervyn, Lord Horder, the Second Baron of Ashford (1910 - 1998), copyright ©

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4. The buttercup song

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  • by Mervyn, Lord Horder, the Second Baron of Ashford (1910 - 1998), copyright ©

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5. You silly donkey

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  • by Mervyn, Lord Horder, the Second Baron of Ashford (1910 - 1998), copyright ©

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6. The Mouse's Waltz

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  • by Mervyn, Lord Horder, the Second Baron of Ashford (1910 - 1998), copyright ©

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7. The Whale

Language: English 
When you are swimming do not fail
 . . . . . . . . . .

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Text Authorship:

  • by Alfred Bruce Douglas, Lord (1870 - 1945), "The Whale"

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Total word count: 47
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