1980
The Reward
Composed by 
Frank Lewin
Frank Lewin Text by 
Ogden Nash
Ogden Nash A Musical Nashery Song Collection
In "The Reward," Frank Lewin sets a text of Ogden Nash, the first song in his song cycle A Musical Nashery.
Text
The Reward
by Ogden Nash
In my mind’s reception room
Which is what, and who is whom?
I notice when the candle’s lighted
Half the guests are uninvited,
And oddest fancies, merriest jests,
Come from these unbidden guests.
Audio
“The Reward” (from “A Musical Nashery”)
Judith Nicosia (soprano)0:56