1987
There was a man with tongue of wood (op. 21, no. 6)
Composed by 
Lowell Liebermann
Lowell Liebermann Text by 
Stephen Crane
Stephen Crane Final Songs, op. 21 Song Collection
"There was a man with tongue of wood" is the final song of Lowell Liebermann's Final Songs,, op. 21 song cycle.
Text
There was a man with tongue of wood
by Stephen Crane
There was a man with tongue of wood
Who essayed to sing,
And in truth it was lamentable.
But there was one who heard
The clip-clapper of this tongue of wood
And knew what the man
Wished to sing,
And with that the singer was content.
