by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)
When the cows come home the milk is...
Language: English
When the cows come home the milk is coming, Honey's made while the bees are humming; Duck and drake on the rushy lake, And the deer live safe in the breezy brake; And timid, funny, brisk little bunny, Winks his nose and sits all sunny.
O. Woodman sets lines 5-6
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Text Authorship:
- by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894), no title, appears in Sing-song: a nursery rhyme book, first published 1872 [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 Edgar Leslie Bainton (1880 - 1956), "When the cows come home", published 1925 [ voice and piano ], from Kikirikee [sung text not yet checked]
- by Olive Woodman , "Bunny", published 1923, lines 5-6 [ unaccompanied voice ], from Songs of childhood [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-02
Line count: 6
Word count: 45