1905
There was an Old Lady of France
Composed by 
Margaret Ruthven Lang
Margaret Ruthven Lang Text by 
Edward Lear
Edward Lear Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures, Op. 42 Song Collection
"There was an Old Lady of France" 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 an Old Lady of France
by Edward Lear
There was an Old Lady of France,
Who taught little ducklings to dance;
When she said, ‘Tick-a-tack!’ – they only said, ‘Quack!’
Which grieved that Old Lady of France.
Audio
“There was an Old Lady of France” (from “Nonsense Rhymes & Pictures, Op. 42”)
Donald George (tenor) & Lucy Mauro (piano)1:26
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