Come, wed me, Lady Singleton, And we will have a baby son And we will live in Edmonton Where all the friendly people run. I could never make you happy, darling, Or give you the baby you want, I would always very much rather, dear, Live in a tent. I am not a cold woman, Henry, But I do not feel for you, What I feel for the elephants and the miasmas And the general view.
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Text Authorship:
- by Stevie Smith (1903 - 1971), "Lady "Rogue" Singleton", appears in Mother, What is Man?, first published 1942 [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 (Agnes) Elisabeth Lutyens (1906 - 1983), "Lady "Rogue" Singleton", 1948, published 1948 [ voice and piano ], from Stevie Smith Songs, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
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