The Bride and Bridegroom - Smith, John Stafford

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"This is one of those catches that is ruder in performance than the slightly risqu&eacute; lyrics might suggest."

⌛ Period → Classical ◈ Genre → Glees ♬ Voicing → TTTT ¶ Language → English

Parts 4

Instruments A cappella

Pages 7

CPDL # 63243

Editor Christopher Shaw

Posted 2021-03-01

License Personal

¶Lyrics / Text

The doctor slept, and by his side, Close lay his wife, a new-made bride. She wak'd him, and began to chat Of this and that. The doctor, dreaming of his vow, Said "Shall I rise my dear, or how?" "How first", said she, "and then rise after." Oh, how she raised the doctor's laughter