1905
There was a Young Lady of Lucca
Composed by 
Margaret Ruthven Lang
Margaret Ruthven Lang Text by 
Edward Lear
Edward Lear Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures, Op. 42 Song Collection
"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.
Text
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.
Audio
“There was a Young Lady of Lucca” (from “Nonsense Rhymes & Pictures, Op. 42”)
Donald George (tenor) & Lucy Mauro (piano)1:00
Sheet Music
Nonsense Rhymes & Pictures, Op. 42
Margaret Ruthven Lang
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
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