by W. H. (Wystan Hugh) Auden (1907 - 1973)
Tommy did as mother told him
Language: English
Tommy did as mother told him Till his soul had split: One half thought of angels And the other half of shit.
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Text Authorship:
- by W. H. (Wystan Hugh) Auden (1907 - 1973), no title, written c1937 [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 Joel Weiss , "Tommy", 1995 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2013-09-11
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