Trottin' to the fair (Graves, set by (Tom Johnston, Charles Villiers Stanford, Sir)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

by Alfred Perceval Graves (1846 - 1931)

Trottin' to the fair

Language: English

Trottin' to the fair
Me and Moll Molony,
Seated, I declare
On a single pony.
How am I to know that
Molly's safe behind,
With our heads in oh, that
Awkw'rd way inclined?
By her gentle breathin'
Whisper'd past my ear,
And her white arms wreathin'
Warm around me here.

Thus on Dobbin's back
I discoursed the darling,
Till upon our track
Leaped a mongrel snarling.
"Ah!" says Moll, "I'm frightened
That the pony'll start!"
And her pretty hands she tightened
Round my happy heart;
Till I axed her "May I
Steal a kiss or so?"
And my Molly's grey eye
Didn't answer no.

Authorship

by Alfred Perceval Graves (1846 - 1931), "Trottin' to the fair", appears in The Irish Poems of Alfred Perceval Graves, in Countryside Songs, and Songs and Ballads, first published 1908 [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 Tom Johnston , "Trottin' to the fair", published 1960. [SATB chorus a cappella] [
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by Charles Villiers Stanford, Sir (1852 - 1924), "Trottin' to the fair", op. 76 no. 33, from Songs of Erin, no. 33. [
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Researcher for this text: Mike Pearson

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 104