by Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
Here lies poor Johnny Kongapod
Language: English
Here lies poor Johnny Kongapod; Have mercy on him, gracious God, As he would do if he was God And you were Johnny Kongapod.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with John Changler Griffin, Mr. Lincoln and His War, page 78, Pelican Publishing Company, Gretna (Louisiana), 2009, identified as "Abraham Lincoln's epitaph for a Kickapoo Indian friend in 1852".
Text Authorship:
- by Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865), no title, written 1852 [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 Rick Sowash (b. 1950), "Epitaph for a Kickapoo friend", 1974. [soprano and piano] [ sung text not verified ]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2017-04-20
Line count: 4
Word count: 24