by Robert Browning (1812 - 1889)
Who gave me the goods that went since?
Language: English
Who gave me the goods that went since? Who raised me the house that sank once? Who helped me to gold I spent since? Who found me in wine you drank once? King Charles, and who'll do him right now? King Charles, and who's ripe for fight now? Give a rouse: here's, in hell's despite now, King Charles! To whom used my boy George quaff else, By the old fool's side that begot him? For whom did he cheer and laugh else, While Noll's damned troopers shot him? King Charles, and who'll do him right now? King Charles, and who's ripe for fight now? Give a rouse: here's, in hell's despite now, King Charles!
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Browning (1812 - 1889), "Give a Rouse", appears in Bells and Pomegranates, in Cavalier Tunes, no. 2 [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 Maude Valérie White (1855 - 1937), "King Charles", subtitle: "Cavalier song", published 1898 [ voice and piano ], London : Boosey & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
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