by Robert Graves (1895 - 1985), as John Doyle
Hawk and buckle
Language: English
Where is the landlord of old Hawk and Buckle, And what of Master Straddler this hot summer weather? He's along in the tap-room with broad cheeks a-chuckle, And ten bold companions all drinking together. Where is the ostler of old Hawk and Buckle, And what of Willy Jakeman this hot summer weather? He is rubbing his eyes with a slow and lazy knuckle And waking from his nap on a bank of fresh heather. Where is the daughter of old Hawk and Buckle, And what of Mistress Jenny this hot summer weather? She sits in the parlour with smell of honeysuckle, Trimming her bonnet with new red ostrich feather.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Graves (1895 - 1985), as John Doyle, "Hawk and buckle", from Poetry, first published 1919 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "Hawk and buckle", 1921?, published 1938 [ voice and piano ], from A Second Volume of Ten Songs, no. 7, London: Oxford University Press [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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