by William Allingham (1824 - 1889)
A swing song
Language: English
Swing, swing, Sing, sing, Here's my throne, and I am a King! Swing, sing, Swing, sing, Farewell earth, for I'm on the wing! Low, high, Here I fly, Like a bird through sunny sky; Free, free, Over the lea, Over the mountain, over the sea! Up, down, Up and down, Which is the way to London Town? Where, where? Up in the air, Close your eyes, and now you are there! Soon, soon, Afternoon, Over the sunset, over the moon; Far, far, Over all bar, Sweeping on from star to star! No, no, Low, low, Sweeping daisies with my toe. Slow, slow, To and fro, Slow -- slow -- slow -- slow.
Text Authorship:
- by William Allingham (1824 - 1889), "A swing song", appears in Rhymes for the Young Folk, first published 1887 [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 Udo Kasemets (1919 - 2014), "A swing song", published 1864 [medium voice and piano], from Five songs for children [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-19
Line count: 30
Word count: 109