by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)
Come, come," said Tom's father , "at...
Language: English
"Come, come," said Tom's father , "at your time of life, "There's no longer excuse for thus playing the rake — "It is time you should think, boy, of taking a wife." — "Why, so it is, father , — whose wife shall I take?"
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Confirmed with Thomas Moore, Workes, Ernst Fleischer, 1826, page 576.
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), no title, appears in Fables of the Holy Alliance, Rhymes on the Road, London : Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, first published 1823, copyright status unknown [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 Florence Beatrice Price (1887 - 1953), "Come, Come, Said Tom's Father" [ voice and piano ], from Four Encore Songs, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
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