by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
The Tinker's Song
Language: English
Along, come along, Let's meet in a throng Here of tinkers; And quaff up a bowl As big as a cowl To beer drinkers. The pole of the hop Place in the aleshop To bethwack us, If ever we think So much as to drink Unto Bacchus. Who frolic will be For little cost, he Must not vary From beer-broth at all, So much as to call For Canary.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "The Tinker's Song" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "The Tinker's Song", op. 150 (Five Songs) no. 3 (1941) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-22
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Word count: 69