by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
My Lou Jennine
Language: English
Has she need of monarch's swaying wand, Has she need of regent's diamond crown, Proudest peers in all this land Bow to that wee jewell'd hand, For she's a queen, My Lou Jennine, Has she lack of real allies, Ev'ry zealous minion flies At the bidding of those eyes Such, such a queen Is my Lou Jennine. Royal maiden, yours, your alone Is the sole sov'reignty I own. Take my heart for a throne Pleading in this plaintive tone, To be my queen, My Lou Jennine.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "My Lou Jennine", 1891. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 17
Word count: 86