by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894)
Auntie's skirt
Language: English
Whenever Auntie moves around, Her dresses make a curious sound, They trail behind her up the floor, And trundle after through the door.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894), "Auntie's skirt", appears in A Child's Garden of Verses, first published 1885 [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 Vladimir Drozdoff , "Auntie's skirt", published 1951 [ voice and piano ], from Stevensonia [sung text not yet checked]
- by Edward Falk , "Auntie's skirt", published <<1940 [ voice and piano ], from A Child's Garden of Verses [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-11-27
Line count: 4
Word count: 23