by William Henry Davies (1871 - 1940)
Good people keep their holy day
Language: English
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Good people keep their holy day, They rest from labour on a Sunday; But we keep holy every day, And rest from Monday until Monday. And yet the noblest work on earth Is done when beggars do their part: They work, dear ladies, on the soft And tender feelings in your heart.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Henry Davies (1871 - 1940), "Beggar's song", appears in True Travellers, first published 1923 [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 Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981), "The beggar's song", 1936 [ baritone and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by William (Southcombe) Lloyd Webber (1914 - 1982), "Beggar's song", published 1951 [ baritone and piano ], from Four Bibulous Songs, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2013-07-03
Line count: 8
Word count: 52