Language: English 
Open the dure softly,
Somebody wants ye, dear;
Give me a chink no wider than
You’ll fill up wid your ear.
Or, if you’re hard of hearing, dear,
Your mouth will do as well;
Just put your lips agan the crack,
And hear what I’ve to tell.
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Composition:

    Set to music by Herbert Hughes (1882 - 1937), "Open the door softly", published 1924, lines 1-8 [ voice and piano ], note: eight lines from the play ; London : Enoch & Sons

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This text was added to the website: 2019-03-27
Line count: 10
Word count: 55