© by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings (1894 - 1962)
buy me an ounce and i'll sell you a pound
Language: English
buy me an ounce and i'll sell you a pound [ ... ]
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Text Authorship:
- by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings (1894 - 1962), appears in 50 Poems, first published 1940, copyright © [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "buy me an ounce and i'll sell you a pound", 2007 [ soprano and piano ], from Three Cummings Songs, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Allan Blank (b. 1925), "buy me an ounce and i'll sell you a pound" [ high voice, piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
This text was added to the website: 2007-05-02
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Word count: 101