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O Florida

Song Cycle by Lee Hoiby (1926-)


1. Floral Decorations for Bananas

Language: English

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Well, nuncle, this plainly won't do
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2. Gubbinal

Language: English

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That strange flower, the sun
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3. Continual Conversation with a Silent Man

Language: English

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The old brown hen and the old blue sky
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4. Before My Door

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Now grapes are plush upon the vine
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5. O Florida

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A few things for themselves
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