by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953)
The Waterbeetle here shall teach
Language: English
My little victim, let me trouble you To fix your active mind on W The Waterbeetle here shall teach A sermon far beyond your reach: He flabbergasts the Human Race By gliding on the water's face With ease, celerity, and grace; But if he ever stopped to think Of how he did it, he would sink. MORAL Don't ask Questions!
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Text Authorship:
- by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953), "W for Waterbeetle", appears in A Moral Alphabet [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 Mervyn, Lord Horder, the Second Baron of Ashford (1910 - 1998), "The waterbeetle" [ unison chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-10-26
Line count: 11
Word count: 60