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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Oh doctor
Language: English 
Mother:
 "Oh doctor, oh doctor, I'm terrified out of my wits!
 Poor Nancy, my daughter, is fall'n into fits,
 oh doctor, poor Nancy is fall'n into fits,
 but you are come just in the nick."

Doctor:
 "The first step in cases like this,
 to be sure, is breaking a vein,
 I'll engage for the cure,
 if you'll just let me but give her a prick."

Aunt:
 "Dear doctor make haste,
 there's no time to be lost,
 To cure her we'll spare neither trouble nor cost,
 but whatever you do, do it quick."

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked 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 Francis Hutcheson (1694 - 1746), "Oh doctor" [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this page: Tinelot Wittermans

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 92

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