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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Play‑acting
 (Sung text for setting by P. Warlock)
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Language: English 
There's a jolly lot of laughter
If you gaw inter the barn,
They're playin' there und actin'
An owld an' merry yarn.

A big mun loves a woman
Whom a fool loves an' nan dafter,
An' the big mun tricks the fool aht,
An' the audience rack wi' laughter.

Yar go in an' yar watch it
An' may yar laugh ter see;
But oi will wark the lang road,
It's a bit too true for me.

Composition:

    Set to music by Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930), "Play-acting", 1920, published 1972 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 76

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