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Song: I gave her cakes and I gave her ale, and I gave...

by Henry Purcell . A Catch for Three voices , in C major
6/8

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I gave her cakes and I gave her ale,
and I gave her sack and sherry,
I kissed her once, and I kissed her twice,
and we were wondrous merry,
I gave her beads and bracelets fine,
and I gave her gold down derry,
I thought she was afeared,
till she stroked my beard,
and we were wondrous merry,
merry my hearts,
merry my cocks,
merry my sprites,
merry my hey down derry,
I kissed her once and I kissed her twice,
and we were wondrous merry.

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