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Dove sta amore

Song Cycle by John Musto (b. 1954)

1. Maybe
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Maybe he believes me, maybe not
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967), "Maybe", appears in Good Morning, America, first published 1928, copyright ©

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2. Sea chest
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
There was a woman loved a man
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967), "Sea chest", appears in Good Morning, America, first published 1928, copyright ©

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3. The hangman at home
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
What does the hangman think about
When he goes home at night from work? 
When he sits down with his wife and
Children for a cup of coffee and a
Plate of ham and eggs, do they ask
Him if it was a good day's work
And everything went well or do they
Stay off some topics and talk about
The weather, baseball, politics
And the comic strips in the papers
And the movies? Do they look at his
Hands when he reaches for the coffee
Or the ham and eggs? If the little
Ones say, Daddy, play horse, here's
A rope - does he answer like a joke:
I seen enough rope for today? 
Or does his face light up like a
Bonfire of joy and does he say:
It's a good and dandy world we live
In. And if a white face moon looks
In through a window where a baby girl
Sleeps and the moon-gleams mix with
Baby ears and baby hair - the hangman -
How does he act then? It must be easy
For him. Anything is easy for a hangman,
I guess.

Text Authorship:

  • by Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967), "The hangman at home", appears in Smoke and Steel, first published 1922

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Researcher for this page: John Musto

4. How many little children sleep
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
How many little children sleep
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Text Authorship:

  • by James Agee (1909 - 1955), copyright ©

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5. Dove sta amore
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Dove sta amore
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919 - 2021), no title, appears in A Coney Island of the Mind, first published 1958, copyright ©

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Total word count: 432
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