Catches, canons and drinking songs

to your rude health,

Item: A Catch in the Play of the Knight of Malta

by M. H Purcell . For Three voices, in G major

Song: At the close of the evening, the watches were...

At the close of the Evening the Watches were set, the Guards went the Round and the Tatatatoo, Tatatatoo, tatatatoo, tatatatoo, tatatatoo, tatatatatatatoo was beat, the tatatatatatatoo was beat, But now yonder Stars appear in the Sky, and Tararara, Rararara, Rararara, Rararara, Rararara, Rararara, Rararara, is sounded on high, and Tararara, Tararara, Rarararara, is sounded on high, we shall soon be reliev'd, then drink, drink away, then drink away then drink, drink, drink away, here, here's to you, and to you, and to you, let us drink, let us drink, till 'tis day, let, let us drink till 'tis day.

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