by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Over the fence Matches base text
Language: English
Over the fence -- Strawberries -- grow -- Over the fence -- I could climb -- if I tried, I know -- Berries are nice! But -- if I stained my Apron -- God would certainly scold! Oh, dear, -- I guess if He were a Boy -- He'd -- climb -- if He could!
Composition:
- Set to music by Lori Laitman (b. 1955), "Over the fence", first performed 1995 [ soprano and piano ], from Days and Nights, no. 4
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-05-31
Line count: 9
Word count: 43