by Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967)
Southern Pacific
Language: English
Huntington sleeps in a house six feet long. Huntington dreams of railroads he built and owned. Huntington dreams of ten thousand men saying: Yes, sir. Blithery sleeps in a house six feet long. Blithery dreams of rails and ties he laid. Blithery dreams of saying to Huntington: Yes, sir. Huntington, Blithery, sleep in houses six feet long.
Text Authorship:
- by Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967), "Southern Pacific", appears in Cornhuskers, first published 1918 [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), "Southern Pacific", 1984 [ duet for tenor and baritone and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2007-05-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 57