by Nicholas Udall (1505 - 1556)
Roister Doister Matches base text
Language: English
I mun be married a Sunday, Whosoever shall come that way, I mun be married a Sunday. Roister Doister is my name, A lusty brute I am the same, I mun be married a Sunday. Christian Custance have I found, A widow worth a thousand pound, I mun be married a Sunday. Custance is as sweet as honey, I her lamb and she my coney; I mun be married a Sunday. When we shall make our wedding feast, There shall be cheer for man and beast; I mun be married a Sunday.
Composition:
- Set to music by Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930), "Roister Doister", 1922-3, published 1924, from Peterisms: second set, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Nicholas Udall (1505 - 1556), appears in Ralph Roister Doister [play], first published 1550
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 93