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by J. Anthony McDonald

Spring's a‑coming to town
Language: English 
Spring's a-coming to town, and so 
Peep forth the blades of green,
As if to all the world to show
What Spring's return will mean.
There's a fairer light in the skies once grey, 
And the earth's no longer brown;
For Nature's heralds are on the way, 
And Spring's a-coming to town.

Spring's a-coming to town, and so 
There's gladness in the day;
In breaking skies a fairer glow
To light a verdant way.
There's a tender note from each bird of morn,
On the wind comes floating
To tell its promise of hopes re-born, 
For Spring's a-coming to town.

Text Authorship:

  • by J. Anthony McDonald  [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 Molly Carew (1886 - 1953), "Spring's a-coming to town", copyright © 1929 [ voice and piano ], London ; Sydney : Chappell & Co.,
        Score: Trove [external link]  [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-04-12
Line count: 16
Word count: 100

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