by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Peter Warlock's Fancy
Language: English
Bring us in no beef, sir, for that is full of bones, But bring home good ale enough, for that my love alone is: Bring us home good ale, sir, bring us home good ale, And for our dear lady, lady love - bring us some good ale. Bring us home no wheaten bread, for that be full of bran; Neither of no rye bread, for that is of that same, But bring us home good ale, sir, bring us home good ale, And for our dear lady, lady love - bring us some good ale. Bring us home no pork, sir, for that is very fat; Neither no barley bread, for neither love I that, But bring us home good ale, sir, bring us home good ale, And for our dear lady, lady love - bring us some good ale. Bring us in no mutton, sir, for that is tough and lean, Neither no tripes, sir, for they be seldom clean, But bring us home good ale, sir, bring us home good ale, And for our dear lady, lady love - bring us some good ale. Bring us home no veal, sir, that do I not desire, But bring us home good ale enough to drink by the fire; But bring us home good ale, sir, bring us home good ale, And for our dear lady, lady love - bring us some good ale.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 15th cent. )  [author's text not yet checked 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 Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930), "Peter Warlock's Fancy", 1924, published 1924 [ chorus and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Set in a modified version by Peter Warlock.
Set in a modified version by Gustav Holst.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 230