by Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936)
The Camel's hump is an ugly lump
Language: English
The Camel's hump is an ugly lump Which well you may see at the Zoo; But uglier yet is the hump we get From having too little to do. Kiddies and grown-ups too-oo-oo, If we haven't enough to do-oo-oo, We get the hump -- Cameelious hump -- The hump that is black and blue! We climb out of bed with a frouzly head And a snarly-yarly voice. We shiver and scowl and we grunt and we growl At our bath and our boots and our toys; And there ought to be a corner for me (And I know there is one for you) When we get the hump -- Cameelious hump -- The hump that is black and blue! The cure for this ill is not to sit still, Or frowst with a book by the fire; But to take a large hoe and a shovel also, And dig till you gently perspire; And then you will find that the sun and the wind, And the Djinn of the Garden too, Have lifted the hump -- The horrible hump -- The hump that is black and blue! I get it as well as you-oo-oo -- If I haven't enough to do-oo-oo -- We all get hump -- Cameelious hump -- Kiddies and grown-ups too!
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Authorship:
- by Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936), no title, appears in Just So Stories, first published 1902 [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 Jean Berger, né Arthur Schloßberg (1909 - 2002), "The Camel's hump", published 1971 [SATB chorus a cappella], from Just So [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Edward German (1862 - 1936), "The Camel's hump", published 1903 [voice and piano], in The Just So Song Book [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-02-10
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Word count: 204