by Alfred Perceval Graves (1846 - 1931)
The beautiful City of Sligo
Language: English
We may tramp the earth for all that we're worth, But what odds where you and I go? We shall never meet a spot so sweet As the beautiful City of Sligo. Oh, sure she's a Queen in purple and green, As she shimmers and glimmers her gardens between; And away to Lough Lene the like isn't seen Of her river a-quiver with shadow and sheen, The beautiful City of Sligo. Though bustle and noise are some folks' joys, Your London just gives me ver-ti-go, You can hear yourself talk when out you walk Thro' the beautiful City of Sligo. Oh, sure she's a Queen… As an artist in stones a genius was Jones, Whom so queerly they christened In-i-go, But he hasn't the skill to carve a Grass Hill For the beautiful City of Sligo. Oh, sure she's a Queen… Then for powder and puff and cosmetical stuff, Dear girls to Dame Fashion, ah! why go? When Dame Nature supplies for tresses and eyes Such superior dyes down in Sligo. Oh, sure she's a Queen…
Authorship:
- by Alfred Perceval Graves (1846 - 1931) [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 Villiers Stanford, Sir (1852 - 1924), "The beautiful City of Sligo", op. 76 no. 8, published 1901 [voice and piano], from Songs of Erin, no. 8, London, Boosey [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Mike Pearson
This text was added to the website: 2016-09-13
Line count: 24
Word count: 176