by Richard Hovey (1864 - 1900)
My love's waitin'
Language: English
My love's waitin', Waitin' by the river, Waitin' till I come along! Wait there, child; I'm comin', comin', Wait there, child; I'm comin'. Jaybird tol' me, Tol' me in the mornin', Tol' me she'd be there tonight. Wait there child; I'm comin', comin', Wait there, child; I'm comin'. Whippowill tol' me, Tol' me in the evenin', "Down, where the cattails grow," Wait there, child; I'm comin', comin', Wait there, child; I'm comin'.
Authorship:
- by Richard Hovey (1864 - 1900) [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 Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin (1862 - 1901), "My love's waitin'", published 1890. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-10
Line count: 15
Word count: 72