by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

Language: English 
Stephano              
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(Drinks)

(Sings)

 The master, the swabber,  the boatswain, and I,
 The gunner and his mate
 Loved Mall, Meg, and Marian, and Margery,
 But none of us cared for Kate;
 For she had a tongue with a tang,
 Would cry to a sailor, 'Go hang!'
 She loved not the savour of tar nor of pitch,
 Yet a tailor might scratch her where'er she did itch:
 Then to sea, boys, and let her go hang!
  ...

Composition:

    Set to music by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Stephano's Song", 1989 [ tenor and piano ]

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This text was added to the website: 2007-05-11
Line count: 17
Word count: 121