by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888)
There was an old man from Jamaica
Language: English
There was an old man from Jamaica Who suddenly married a Quaker! But she cried out, "O lack! I have married a black!" Which distressed that old man from Jamaica!
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Text Authorship:
- by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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This text (or a part of it) is used in a work
- by Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981), "Two old men", op. 7 no. 4 (c1918-22) [low voice and piano], from the collection Nursery Songs, or Mother Goose Rhymes Set to Music, no. 4..
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This text was added to the website: 2015-07-28
Line count: 5
Word count: 30