by Gordon Bottomley (1874 - 1948)
The Pirde of Westmoreland
Language: English
I met a man of ninety-three Who took my hand in his, He took my hand and shook my hand And gave my wife a kiss; "You've married the pride of Westmoreland" He said, and he looked his fill -- But a hearty man of ninety-three May kiss whomever he will. There's a deal of truth and wisdom too In a man of ninety-three, Yet I did not need an aged man To find the maid for me; When I married the pride of Westmoreland Youth's wisdom did not floor me -- I took my pick in Kendal town Like Harry the Eighth before me.
Text Authorship:
- by Gordon Bottomley (1874 - 1948), "The Pirde of Westmoreland", appears in Poems of Thirty Years, first published 1925 [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 Frank Liebich , "The Pirde of Westmoreland", published 1937 [ unaccompanied voice ], from Broadside, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
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