The life of a beau - Anonymous

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""Sung by Mrs [Kitty] Clive at Drury Lane Theatre.""

◈ Genre / Form → Arias ♬ Voicing → S ¶ Language → English

Parts 1

Instruments Basso continuo

Pages 2

CPDL # 64133

Editor Christopher Shaw

Posted 2021-04-19

License Personal

¶Lyrics / Text

How brimful of nothing's the life of a beau? They have nothing to think on, they've nothing to do. They have nothing to talk on, for nothing they know: Such is the life of a beau. For nothing they rise, but to draw the fresh air; Spend the morning in nothing but curling their hair, And do nothing all day but sing, saunter and stare: Such is the life of a beau. For nothing at night to the playhouse they crowd, To mind nothing done there, they always are proud, But to bow and to grin and talk nothing aloud: Such is the life of a beau. For nothing on Sundays at church they appear, They have nothing to hope as there's nothing to fear; For they're nothing hereafter who are nothing here: Such is the life of a beau.