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Song: Jack thou’rt a toper, let’s have t’other quart,...

by Henry Purcell . A Catch for Three voices , in C major

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Jack thou’rt a toper,
let’s have t’other quart,
ring, we’re so sober,
’twere a shame to part,
none but a cuckold,
bullied by his wife
for coming late,
fears a domestic strife,
I’m free, and so are you
to call and knock boldly
though watchmen cry,
“Past two o’clock!”

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