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by Izaak Walton (1593 - 1683)

The anglers' song
Language: English 
Man's life is but vain, for 'tis subject to pain
And sorrow, and short as a bubble;

Tis a hodg podg of business, and money and care,
And care and money, and trouble.

But we'll take no care when the weather proves fair,
Nor will we vex now though it rain;

We'll banish all Sorrow, and sing till tomorrow,
And angle and angle again.

Text Authorship:

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 64