by Edward Thomas (1878 - 1917), as Edward Eastaway

Language: English 
He has a hump like an ape on his back;
He has of money a plentiful lack;
And but for a gay coat of double his girth
There is not a plainer thing on the earth
   This fine May morning.

But the huxster has a bottle of beer;
He drives a cart and his wife sits near
Who does not heed his lack or his hump;
And they laugh as down the lane they bump
   This fine May morning.

Composition:

    Set to music by Cyril Meir Scott (1879 - 1970), "The huckster", published 1921 [ voice and piano ], London: Elkin

Text Authorship:

  • by Edward Thomas (1878 - 1917), as Edward Eastaway, "The huxter", first published 1917

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Researcher for this page: Robbert Muuse

This text was added to the website: 2011-09-17
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