by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878 - 1962)
Merry eye
Language: English
On the day ere I was born Underneath the ragged thorn Three old women hobbled by. One, she had an empty sack, One, she had a humpy back, One, she had a merry eye. So the day that I was born Underneath the ragged thorn, As I lay upon the sack With my little humpy back, I was christened Merry Eye.
Text Authorship:
- by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878 - 1962), "Merry eye", appears in Whin, first published 1918 [author's text checked 1 time 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 John Jeffreys (1927 - 2010), "Merry eye" [voice and piano] [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-09-07
Line count: 11
Word count: 62