by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Mother, I will have a husband
Language: English
Mother, I will have a husband, And I will have him out of hand. Mother, I will sure have one, In spite of her that will have none. John-a-Dun should have had me long ere this, He said I had good lips to kiss. Mother, I will sure have one, In spite of her that will have none. For I have heard 'tis trim when folks do love, By good Sir John I swear I'll prove. My other I will sure have one, In spite of her that will have none. To the town therefore will I gad, To get me a husband good or bad. Mother I will have a husband, And I will have him out of hand. Mother, I will sure have one, In spite of her that will have none.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Benjamin Burrows (1891 - 1966), "Mother, I will have a husband", 1928 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Linton Gardner (1917 - 2011), "Mother, I will have a husband", op. 150 no. 5 (1980) [ high voice, oboe, and piano ], from Hebdomade, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Thomas Vautor (1590 - 1625), "Mother, I will have a husband", published 1619 [ chorus ], from Songs of divers Ayres and Natures, no. 4, madrigal [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-12-29
Line count: 18
Word count: 134