by Leonard Alfred George Strong (1896 - 1958)
Brewer's Man Matches base text
Language: English
Have I a wife? Bedam I have! But we was badly mated: I hit her a great clout one night, And now we’re separated. And mornin’s going to my work I meets her on the quay: “Goog mornin’ to ye, ma’am,” says I: “To hell with ye,” says she.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Charles Wilfred Orr (1893 - 1976), "Brewer's Man" [ baritone, vocal quartet for male voices, and piano ], from Seven Sociable Songs from the Repertoire of John Goss
Text Authorship:
- by Leonard Alfred George Strong (1896 - 1958), "Brewer's Man", appears in Dublin Days, first published 1921
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This text was added to the website: 2015-03-10
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Word count: 49