The little turtle

There was a little turtle.
He lived in a box.
He swam in a puddle.
He climbed on the rocks.

He snapped at a mosquito.
He snapped at a flea.
He snapped at a minnow.
And he snapped at me.

He caught the mosquito.
He caught the flea.
He caught the minnow.
But he didn't catch me.

by Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931) , "The little turtle", from The Golden Whales of California, published 1920

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by John Alden Carpenter (1876-1951) , "The little turtle"
by Harvey Enders (1892-1947) , "The little turtle", published 1926. [voice and piano]
by Helen Sherman , "The little turtle" [voice and piano]
by Vally Weigl, née Pick (1894?89?-1982) , "The little turtle", 1962 [medium voice and piano], from 7 Songs

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