by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878 - 1962)
Scatterpenny
Language: English
You'd take me for a lucky lad, But I I haven't any, For I was born on a Friday morn, Was born at Scatterpenny. You'd take me for a lass's lad, But I I haven't any, For I was born on a Friday morn, Was born at Scatterpenny. And he who'd have his luck with a lass, As I I haven't any, Must not get born on a Friday morn, And not at Scatterpenny.
Text Authorship:
- by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878 - 1962), "Scatterpenny", appears in Whin, first published 1918 [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 E. Roy Thompson , "Scatterpenny", published 1921. [voice and piano] [text not verified]
- by William Gillies Whittaker (1876 - 1944), "Scatterpenny", published <<1940. [tenor and piano] [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-30
Line count: 12
Word count: 74