Seven Silly Soupçons - 1938

James Pitt-Payne, London and Ian Cousins, Opera Australia - 04 Apr 2002

One: The Lamb

Mary had a little lamb,
The butcher killed it dead,
So Mary now takes that lamb to school
between two bits of bread.

Two: The Rabbit

A rabbit has a shiny nose,
On that you may depend,
Because its little powderpuff
Is at the other end!

Three: The Bear

Said a cheery old Bear at the Zoo,
Oh, I never have time to feel blue.
If it seems a bit slow
As I march to and fro,
I reverse and proceed fro and to!

Four: The Butterfly

The butterflies have wings of gold
The fireflies have wings of flame,
The little fleas have none of these,
But they get there just the same.

Five: The Wasp

A baby wasp said to her Daddy,
As she sat on his knee to be nursed,
"When a little wasp settles
Upon stinging nettles,
Does the wasp or the nettle sting first?"

Six: The Hornet

Oh, Mary Rose sweet Mary Rose
Upon a hillside sought repose,
A hornet's nest
Disturbed her rest
And so sweet Mary rose.

Seven: The Cupboard

Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard
For something to quench her thirst
But when she got there,
The cupboard was bare
For father had been there first!

THE END

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Seven Silly Soupcons
Music by T. C. Sterndale Bennett
Lyrics - Traditional
copyright 1938 by Paterson's Publications Ltd.
sequence by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
and Ian Cousins, Opera Australia
completed Thursday 04 April 2002 at 18.10
in association with Doug Grierson
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