by Cicely Fox Smith (1882 - 1954)
The wine of life
Language: English
‘When I've left off carin' the way I do, For the things that's old an' the things that's new, For the things that's happenin' every minute, An' all the sights as the world's got in it; When I've got no manner of use no more For a song an' a yarn with my pals ashore; When a ship's no more than a ship to me An' there's nowhere left as I want to see; When the fun's all flat an' the jokes all stale, An' there ain't no taste in the cakes an' the ale - You can stitch me up as soon as you like In a corner o' wore-out sail,' said Mike, 'With 'olystones at my 'eels and 'ead, An' dollop me overboard - I'll be dead!'
Authorship:
- by Cicely Fox Smith (1882 - 1954), "The wine of life" [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 Humphrey Procter-Gregg (1895 - 1980), "The wine of life" [voice and piano] [text not verified]
Researcher for this page: Mike Pearson
This text was added to the website: 2016-06-13
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