Lisbon
Language: English
'Twas on a Monday morning, all in the month of May Our ship she weighed her anchor, all for to sail away; The wind did from the southwest blow, for Lisbon we were bound, The hills and dales were covered, with pretty young girls around. I wrote a letter to Nancy, for her to understand That I should have to leave her, unto some foreign land, She said, My dearest William, these words will break my heart, Oh let us married be tonight, sweet Willie, before you start. [...]1
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882 - 1961), "Lisbon", 1937, from Lincolnshire Posy, no. 1. [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-01-07
Line count: 13
Word count: 89