Natalie Merchant canta el poema The Sleepy Giant, de Charles Edward Carryl (1841-1920), un corredor de bolsa de Nueva York que por las tardes escribía "ocurrencias" para sus hijos. El tema forma parte del álbum "Leave Your Sleep" (2010), que recoge letras de una poesía decimonónica casi olvidada. Para ver el concierto completo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXVCf5VTHrw


The Sleepy Giant
Charles Edward Carryl (1841-1920)

My age is three hundred and seventy-two,
And I think, with the deepest regret,
How I used to pick up and voraciously chew
The dear little boys whom I met.
I've eaten them raw, in their holiday suits;
I've eaten them curried with rice;
I've eaten them baked, in their jackets and boots,
And found them exceedingly nice.
But now that my jaws are too weak for such fare,
I think it exceedingly rude
To do such a thing, when I'm quite well aware
Little boys do not like being chewed.