by Ada Harrison (1900 - 1958)
Merry‑go‑round
Language: English
Round, round, round goes the merry-go-round, With the swings and the boats on the old fair-ground. Never mind the long way home, Never mind tea. Little painted horses, Wait for me.
Text Authorship:
- by Ada Harrison (1900 - 1958) [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 Muriel Emily Herbert (1897 - 1984), "Merry-go-round", 1938, published c1961 [ voice and piano ], from Six children's songs, no. 1, London: Elkin & Co. confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-01-10
Line count: 6
Word count: 31