Merry Musician (OT2003-3002-007)
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Title
Merry Musician (OT2003-3002-007)
Description
Song excerpted from audio recording OT2003-3002, part of VFC2003-0007 Margaret MacArthur Collection.
Creator
Source
Margaret MacArthur Collection -- VFC2003-0007. Vermont Folklife Center Archive, Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury, Vermont, United States of America.
Date Created
1961-10-26
Contributor
Is Part Of
Language
en
Type
Identifier
VFC2003-0007 OT2003-3002-007
Rights Holder
Vermont Folklife Center
Song Item Type Metadata
Local Title
Merry Musician
Transcription
A merry musician wandered once
On the bank of the river Nile
Imagine his fright when hove in sight
A monstrous crocodile
His teeth were long his jaws were strong
His mouth was horribly wide
And he grinned a grin, "Dear sir come in
There's plenty of room inside"
References:
On the bank of the river Nile
Imagine his fright when hove in sight
A monstrous crocodile
His teeth were long his jaws were strong
His mouth was horribly wide
And he grinned a grin, "Dear sir come in
There's plenty of room inside"
References:
- "The Dancing Crocodile." Otago Witness, 12 November 1981, p. 41. Via the National Library of New Zealand. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=OW18911112.2.155
Location
Duration
0:29
Files
Collection
Citation
Mondel, Leone, “Merry Musician (OT2003-3002-007),” Vermont Folklife Center Digital Collections, accessed June 7, 2025, https://vtfolklifearchive.org/collections/items/show/932.
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