by Graham Lee Hemminger (1895 - 1949)
Tobacco
Language: English
Tobacco is a dirty weed. I like it. It satisfies no normal need. I like it. It makes you thin, it makes you lean, It takes the hair right off your bean. It’s the worst stuff I’ve ever seen. I like it.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Florence Beatrice Price (1887 - 1953), "Tobacco" [ voice and piano ], from Four Encore Songs, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-11-20
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