My man John (John Eccles): Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (Text replace - "{{Composer\|([a-z A-Z]*)}}<br>" to "{{Composer|$1}}") |
m (Text replace - "'''Instruments:''' {{acap}}<br>" to "{{Instruments|A cappella}}") |
||
Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
{{Genre|Secular|Canons}} | {{Genre|Secular|Canons}} | ||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|A cappella}} | |||
'''Description:''' Catch from the Purcell (et al.) collection. | '''Description:''' Catch from the Purcell (et al.) collection. |
Revision as of 03:18, 28 April 2014
Music files
ICON | SOURCE |
---|---|
File details | |
Help |
- Editor: Philip Legge (submitted 2006-01-07). Score information: A4, 1 page, 28 kB Copyright: © 2005 Philip Legge
- Edition notes: Minor revision 30 April 2006 to reduce file size. Lyrics are definitely rated for mature singers! PG-17
General Information
Title: My man John
Composer: John Eccles
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: 3 equal voices
Genre: Secular, Canon
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Description: Catch from the Purcell (et al.) collection.
External websites: PML Music Editions
Original text and translations
Original text:
English text
(Spoken:) Maid Mary having broke the handle of her hair broom and hearing that (Manservant John) had a long stick that would fit it, desired him to put it in for her.
- 1. My man John had a thing that was long,
- My maid Mary had a thing that was hairy,
- My man John put his thing that was long,
- Into my maid Mary's thing that was hairy.
- 2. My maid Mary then stirr'd it about,
- till with stirring and stirring at length it came out,
- but then my man John, thrust it in once again,
- and knock'd it most stoutly to make it remain.
- 3. But John with much knocking so widen'd the hole,
- that his long thing slip'd out still in spight of his soul,
- till weary'd and vex'd and with knocking grown sore,
- cry'd a Pox take the Hole for I'll knock it no more.