by Martha Jane Cannary (1856 - 1903), as also known as Calamity Jane
I met your father 'Wild Bill Hickok'...
Language: English
I met your father 'Wild Bill Hickok' near Abilene. A bunch of outlaws were planning to kill him. I crawled through the brush to warn him. Bill killed them all. I'll never forget... Blood running down his face while he used two guns. He never aimed and he was never known to miss.
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Text Authorship:
- by Martha Jane Cannary (1856 - 1903), as also known as Calamity Jane, no title, written 1880, from her letters to her daughter Janey (text adapted by the composer) [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 Libby Larsen (b. 1950), "He never misses (1880)", first performed 1989 [ soprano and piano ], from Songs from Letters, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 53