Why? (James S. Ford)

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• (Posted 2023-10-17)  CPDL #76386:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-10-17).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 531 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Why?
Composer: James S. Ford
Lyricist: Lyman Frank Baum
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: Piano

First published: 1906 Oliver Ditson Company
Description: 

Original text and translations

English text

Why does the doggie bark papa,
Why does the doggie bark?
The reason why, if you must know,
Is that the little dog can’t crow,
And so, he has to bark.

Why does the rooster crow, papa,
Why does the rooster crow?
The reason why I’ll tell to you;
Because the rooster cannot mew.
And so, he has to crow.

Why does the kitten mew, papa,
Why does the kitten mew?
The reason why I’m forced to say,
Is that the kitten cannot bray,
And so, she has to mew.

Why does the donkey bray, papa.
Why does the donkey bray?
The reason for the donkey’s bray
Is that the beast was born that way,
And so, he has to bray.

Why does an elephant?
That’s why!