Surly burly Shirley (Ottman, set by (Violet Balestreri Archer)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

Surly burly Shirley

Language: English

There was a wise woman named Shirley
Whose fasting was making her surly.
No matter what diet 
Her tummy cried "fry it!"
So she did and she staid rather burly.

Authorship

by Shirley Ottman [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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by Violet Balestreri Archer (1913 - 2000), "Surly burly Shirley", published 1989 [voice and piano], Alberta Keys Music Publishing Co. Ltd. [
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This text was added to the website: 2013-03-11
Line count: 5
Word count: 30