by James Withcomb Riley (1849 - 1916)
A life lesson
Language: English
There, little girl, don't cry! They have broken your doll, I know, And your teaset blue, And your playhouse too, Are things of the long ago. But childish troubles will soon pass by, There, little one, don't cry, don't cry, don't cry! There, little girl, don't cry! They have broken your slate, I know, And the glad wild ways Of your schoolgirl days, Are things of the long ago. But life and love will soon come by, There, little girl, don't cry, don't cry, don't cry! There, little girl, don't cry! They have broken your heart, I know, And the rainbow gleams Of your youthful dreams, Are things of the long ago. But Heav'n holds all for which you sigh, There, little girl, don't cry, don't cry, don't cry!
Authorship:
- by James Withcomb Riley (1849 - 1916) [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 Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin (1862 - 1901), "A life lesson", published 1898. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-10
Line count: 21
Word count: 129