by Walter Learned (1847 - 1915)

Language: English 
Her lips were so near
That -- what else could I do?
You'll be angry, I fear.
But her lips were so near--
Well, I can't make it clear,
Or explain it to you.
But -- her lips were so near
That -- what else could I do?

Composition:

    Set to music by Caia Aarup (1868 - 1928), "In explanation", 1892 [ voice and piano ], New York, Herbert Wilber Greene
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