by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888)
An Old Man with a Beard Matches base text
Language: English
There was an Old Man with a Beard, Who said, "It is just as I feared! - Two Owls and a Hen, Four Larks and a Wren, Have all built their nests in my beard.
Composition:
- Set to music by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "An Old Man with a Beard", 2002 [ soprano and piano ], from "Calico Pie" and Other Nonsense, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888), no title, appears in A Book of Nonsense, first published 1861
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-05-07
Line count: 5
Word count: 34