There was a Young Lady of Lucca

"There was a Young Lady of Lucca" sets a text of Edward Lear. The song was published in Margaret Ruthven Lang's song set Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures, Op. 42.

Date: 1905Composer: Margaret Ruthven LangText: Edward LearSong Collection: Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures, Op. 42

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There was a Young Lady of Lucca
by Edward Lear

There was a Young Lady of Lucca,
Whose lovers completely forsook her;
She ran up a tree,
And said, ‘Fiddle-de-dee!’
Which embarassed the people of Lucca.

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    Nonsense Rhymes & Pictures, Op. 42

    Composer(s): Margaret Ruthven Lang

    Song(s): 1. There was a Young Lady of Lucca
    2. There was an Old Person of Skye
    3. There was an Old Man with a Gong
    4. There was an Old Lady of France
    5. There was an Old Man in a Tree
    6. There was an Old Person of Cassel

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