by William Henry Davies (1871 - 1940)
School's out
Language: English
Girls scream,
Boys shout;
Dogs bark,
School's out.
Cats run,
Horses shy;
Into trees
Birds fly.
Babes wake
Open-eyed;
If they can,
Tramps hide.
Old man,
Hobble home;
Merry mites,
Welcome.
Text Authorship:
- by William Henry Davies (1871 - 1940), "School's out", appears in Nature Poems and Others, first published 1908 [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 Antony Garlick (b. 1927), "School's out", published 1967 [ 2-part chorus of equal voices a cappella ], from Eleven Canzonets [sung text not yet checked]
- by William (Southcombe) Lloyd Webber (1914 - 1982), "School's out", published 1961 [ unison chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-02-16
Line count: 16
Word count: 31