possibly by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888) and possibly by William Cosmo Monkhouse (1840 - 1901)
The lady and the tiger
Language: English
There was a young lady of Niger Who smiled as she rode on a tiger; They returned from the ride With the lady inside, And the smile on the face of the tiger.
Text Authorship:
- possibly by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- possibly by William Cosmo Monkhouse (1840 - 1901) [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 Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867 - 1972), "The lady and the tiger", op. 42 no. ?, published 1905 [voice and piano], from the collection Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures, Schmidt [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-20
Line count: 5
Word count: 33