Three Nonsense Songs

Song Cycle by Mátyás György Seiber (1905 - 1960)

1.
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
There was an old Lady of France,
Who taught little ducklings to dance;
When she said, "Tick-a-Tack!"
They replied, "Quack!"
Which grieved that old Lady of France.

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2.
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
There was an Old Person of Cromer,
Who stood on one leg to read Homer;
When he found he grew stiff,
He jumped over the cliff.
Which concluded that Person of Cromer.

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3.
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
There was an Old Man in a tree,
Who was horribly bored by a Bee;
When they said, "Does it buzz?"
He replied, "Yes, it does!"
"It's a regular brute of a Bee!"

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Total word count: 93