The Generous Parishioner

There was an Old Man in a pew,
Whose waistcoat was spotted with blue;
But he tore it in pieces, to give to his nieces, --
That cheerful Old Man in a pew.

by Edward Lear (1812-1888) , no title, from A Book of Nonsense, published 1861

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

by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) , "The Generous Parishioner", published 1960 [voice and piano], from Nonsense Rhymes, no. 12, published under the pseudonym Karel Drofnatski

Date added to the website: 2009-03-06.

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