by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956)
Beggar's song Matches original text
Language: English
Now all the roads to London Town Are windy-white with snow; There's shouting and cursing, And snortings to and fro; But when night hangs her hundred lamps, And the snickering frost-fires creep, Then still, O; dale and hill, O; Snow's fall'n deep. The carter cracks his leathery whip; The ostler shouts gee-whoa; The farm dog grunts and sniffs and snuffs; Bleat sheep; and cattle blow; Soon Moll and Nan in dream are laid, And snoring Dick's asleep; Then still, O; dale and hill, O; Snow's fall'n deep.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889 - 1960), "Beggar's song", op. 20 no. 3, published 1921 [ voice and piano ], from Four Songs from "Crossings: A Fairy Play", no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956), no title, appears in Crossings: A Fairy Play, first published 1921
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