She stared at him as hard as she Could stare, but not a single blush Suffused his face like dawn at sea Or roses in a bush - For crocodiles are very slow At taking hints because their hide's So thick it never feels de trop, And tender like a bride's.
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Text Authorship:
- by Mervyn Peake (1911 - 1968), "Crocodiles", appears in A Book of Nonsense, first published 1972 [author's text not yet checked 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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Crocodiles", 2008 [ voice and piano ], from A Book of Nonsense, no. 14 [sung text checked 1 time]
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