by Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637)
Buzz, quoth the blue fly
Language: English
Buzz, quoth the blue fly, Hum, quoth the bee, Buzz and hum they cry, And so do we: In his ear, in his nose, Thus, do you see? He ate the dormouse, Else it was thee.
Text Authorship:
- by Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637) [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Buzz, quoth the blue fly", 2010 [medium voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-12-28
Line count: 8
Word count: 36