by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894)
The friendly cow Matches base text
Language: English
The friendly cow all red and white, I love with all my heart. She gives me cream with all her might, To eat with apple tart. She wanders lowing here and there, And yet she cannot stray, All in the pleasant open air, The pleasant light of day; And blown by all the winds that pass And wet with all the showers, She walks among the meadow grass And eats the meadow flowers.
First published in Magazine of Art, July 1884
Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller
Composition:
- Set to music by Adolph Martin Foerster (1854 - 1927), "The friendly cow", op. 67 (Child Lyrics) no. 4
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894), "The cow", appears in A Child's Garden of Verses, first published 1885
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Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller
This text was added to the website: 2004-02-10
Line count: 12
Word count: 73