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by Harry Rodney Bennett (1890 - 1948), as Royden Barrie

Tiptoe
Language: English 
It you wake up early
And are out before the dawn,
You may see the fairy folk 
A-dancing on the lawn.
Neat foot, fleet foot,
Dancing in the dew;
If you go on tiptoe
And they don't see you.

When you see the crocuses 
Scattered here and there,
They are fairy dancing dresses
Hung about to air.
Neat dress, sweet dress, 
Shining in the dew;
Waiting for the fairies
Till they can't see you.

So wake up, little sleepy head, 
And rub your drowsy eyes.
Come into the garden
Ere the sun begins to rise.
Slip down, trip down, 
Dabble in the dew;
Then you'll see the fairies
If they don't see you.

Text Authorship:

  • by Harry Rodney Bennett (1890 - 1948), as Royden Barrie [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 Molly Carew (1886 - 1953), "Tiptoe", published 1922 [ voice and piano ], London : Chappell
        Score: IMSLP [external link]  [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2026-04-12
Line count: 24
Word count: 113

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