Curly‑Locks
Language: English
Curly-locks, Curly-locks wilt thou be mine? Thou shalt not wash dishes, nor yet feed the swine; But sit on a cushion, and sew a fine seam, And feed upon strawberries, sugar, and cream.
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Curly-Locks", Mother Goose [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 Henry Dixon Cowell (1897 - 1965), "Curly-Locks", L. 538 no. 1 (1937) [ voice and piano ], from Six songs on Mother Goose rhymes, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "Curly Locks", op. 546 (1959) [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-10-31
Line count: 4
Word count: 33