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Song: Call for the reck’ning and let us begone, such...

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

Text:

Call for the reck’ning and let us begone,
such careless attendance sure never was known,
pray, ring the bell till the drawers come up,
nay, prithee pull on, though you break the rope,
why sure they’re asleep, a pox take ’em all,
oh now they come sneaking with, “Gentlemen d’ye call?”

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