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by Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745)

Onyons
Language: English 
Come, follow me by the Smell,
Here's delicate Onyons to sell,
I promise to use you well.
They make the Blood warmer,
You'll feed like a Farmer:
For this is ev'ry Cook's Oponion,
No sav'ry Dish without an Onyon;
But lest your Kissing should be spoyl'd,
Your Onyons must be th'roughly boyl'd;
Or else you may spare
Your Mistress a Share,
The Secret will never be known;
She cannot discover
The Breath of her Lover,
But think it as sweet as her own.

Text Authorship:

  • by Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745), "Onyons" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by David Dubery (b. 1948), "Onyons" [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this page: Mike Pearson

This text was added to the website: 2015-03-21
Line count: 15
Word count: 83

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