by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864)
Some folks
Language: English
Some folks like to sigh, Some folks do, some folks do; Some folks long to die, But that's not me nor you. CHORUS Long live the merry merry heart That laughs by night and day, Like the Queen of Mirth, No matter what some folks say. Some folks fear to smile, Some folks do, some folks do, Others laugh through guile, But that's not me nor you. (CHORUS) Some folks fret and scold, Some folks do, some folks do; They'll soon be dead and cold, But that's not me nor you. (CHORUS) Some folks get grey hairs, Some folks do, some folks do; Brooding o'er their cares, But that's not me nor you. (CHORUS) Some folks toil and save, Some folks do, some folks do; To buy themselves a grave, But that's not me nor you. (CHORUS)
Authorship:
- by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864) [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 Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864), "Some folks", 1855. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: T. P. (Peter) Perrin
This text was added to the website: 2011-11-10
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