by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Know Thy Kings and Queens
Language: English
Willie, Willie, Harry, Ste, Harry, Dick, John, Harry three; One two three Neds, Richard two, Harrys four five six, ... then who? Edwards four five, Dick the bad, Harrys (twain), Ned (the lad); Mary, Bessie, James the vain, Charlie, Charlie, James again Will and Mary, Anna Gloria, Georges four, then Will, Victoria; Then came Edward, late in life, Stiff George and Eddie with THAT wife Gentle George and Lillibet, Good old Charlie, but not just yet.
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 Julian Grant (b. 1960), "Know Thy Kings and Queens", 2008, first performed 2009 [voice and piano], confirmed with a concert programme booklet [ sung text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2018-01-25
Line count: 14
Word count: 76