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==Music files==
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:'''Edition notes:''' Large page size, A3
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==General Information==
==General Information==
'''Title:''' ''Polly Wants a Cracker''<br>
{{Title|''Polly Wants a Cracker''}}
{{Composer|Chester G. Allen}}
{{Composer|Chester G. Allen}}


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{{Genre|Secular|Partsongs}}
{{Genre|Secular|Partsongs}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Language|English}}
'''Instruments:''' {{acap}}<br>
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
'''Published:''' Library of Congress<br>
{{Pub|1||Library of Congress}}


'''Description:'''  
'''Description:'''


'''External websites:'''  
'''External websites:'''


==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==
{{Text|English|
1. While other birdies warble in delight,
Upon your perch you're clinging,
As grave and sober, morning, noon and night,
Without one note of singing.
And still you chatter to yourself,
You hungry, discontented elf,
No matter whether skies are dull or bright,
It's "pretty Polly wants a cracker!"
Chatter, chatter, chatter, chatter, all the livelong day,
It's "pretty Polly wants a cracker!"


{{Text|English}}
2. Your cage is always hanging in the sun,
<poem>
And children homeward straying,
1. While other birdies warble in delight,  
When school is over gather, one by one,
Upon your perch you're clinging,  
To hear what Poll is saying.
As grave and sober, morning, noon and night,  
With sidelong head you ever stand,
Without one note of singing.  
Your appetite, it must be grand,
And still you chatter to yourself,  
For all you answer to the children's fun,
You hungry, discontented elf,  
Is "pretty Polly wants a cracker!"
No matter whether skies are dull or bright,  
Chatter, chatter, chatter, chatter, all the livelong day,
It's "pretty Polly wants a cracker!"  
It's "pretty Polly wants a cracker!"
Chatter, chatter, chatter, chatter, all the livelong day,  
It's "pretty Polly wants a cracker!"  


2. Your cage is always hanging in the sun,
3. And yet, it strikes me, little people, too,
And children homeward straying,
And big ones, for that matter,
When school is over gather, one by one,
Quite rarely here their quiet way pursue,
To hear what Poll is saying.
Nor still for something chatter.
With sidelong head you ever stand,
Oh, never satisfied are we, as like poor Polly, as can be!
Your appetite, it must be grand,
Some idle wish still calls to me and you,
For all you answer to the children's fun,
"Oh! pretty Polly wants a cracker!"
Is "pretty Polly wants a cracker!"
Chatter, chatter, chatter, chatter, all the livelong day,
Chatter, chatter, chatter, chatter, all the livelong day,
It's "pretty Polly wants a cracker!"}}
It's "pretty Polly wants a cracker!"
 
3. And yet, it strikes me, little people, too,  
And big ones, for that matter,  
Quite rarely here their quiet way pursue,  
Nor still for something chatter.  
Oh, never satisfied are we, as like poor Polly, as can be!  
Some idle wish still calls to me and you,  
"Oh! pretty Polly wants a cracker!"  
Chatter, chatter, chatter, chatter, all the livelong day,  
It's "pretty Polly wants a cracker!"
</poem>


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[[Category:Sheet music]]
[[Category:Partsongs]]
[[Category:Romantic music]]
[[Category:Romantic music]]

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  • (Posted 2003-05-27)  CPDL #05148:        (Finale 2003)
Editor: Christian Steiner (submitted 2003-05-27).   Score information: A3, 1 page, 92 kB   Copyright: CPDL
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General Information

Title: Polly Wants a Cracker
Composer: Chester G. Allen

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SecularPartsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published:

Description:

External websites:

Original text and translations

English.png English text

1. While other birdies warble in delight,
Upon your perch you're clinging,
As grave and sober, morning, noon and night,
Without one note of singing.
And still you chatter to yourself,
You hungry, discontented elf,
No matter whether skies are dull or bright,
It's "pretty Polly wants a cracker!"
Chatter, chatter, chatter, chatter, all the livelong day,
It's "pretty Polly wants a cracker!"

2. Your cage is always hanging in the sun,
And children homeward straying,
When school is over gather, one by one,
To hear what Poll is saying.
With sidelong head you ever stand,
Your appetite, it must be grand,
For all you answer to the children's fun,
Is "pretty Polly wants a cracker!"
Chatter, chatter, chatter, chatter, all the livelong day,
It's "pretty Polly wants a cracker!"

3. And yet, it strikes me, little people, too,
And big ones, for that matter,
Quite rarely here their quiet way pursue,
Nor still for something chatter.
Oh, never satisfied are we, as like poor Polly, as can be!
Some idle wish still calls to me and you,
"Oh! pretty Polly wants a cracker!"
Chatter, chatter, chatter, chatter, all the livelong day,
It's "pretty Polly wants a cracker!"