'Possum - 1948

James Pitt-Payne, London and Ian Cousins, Opera Australia - 19 Jan 2001

Possum, possum, I won't tell
What I saw last night!
You were in the apple tree;
No one knows but you and me.
No one knows but you and me.
Ah!
All the rest were fast asleep;
Through the window I did peep.
Little stars were winking bright.
Possum, I won't tell.

Possum, possum, don't you tell
What you saw today!
I was in the apple tree;
No one knows but you and me.
No one knows but you and me.
Ah!
All the rest were wide awake,
Drinking tea and eating cake.
That was when I crept away.
Possum,
Don't you tell.

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'Possum c.1948
Music by Georgette Peterson
Lyric by Annie R. Rentoul
copyright unknown
sequence by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
and Ian Cousins, Opera Australia
completed Saturday 19 Jan 2002 at 08.16
in association with Doug Grierson
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