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'''WE'LL WED AND WE'LL BED.''' AKA and see "[[Dublin Bay]]." English, Country Dance Tune (12/8). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The tune and dance instructions ("Longways for as many as will") were published in London by John Young in the '''Second Volume of the Dancing Master''' [http://www.izaak.unh.edu/nhltmd/indexes/dancingmaster/Dance/Play5593.htm], 1st edition, 1710. It was included in all editions of Young's volume, ending with the fourth and last of 1728. The song "We'll wed and we'll bed" by Thmomas D'Urfey, was set to a tune by English composer Henry Purcell, and | '''WE'LL WED AND WE'LL BED.''' AKA and see "[[Dublin Bay]]." English, Country Dance Tune (12/8). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The tune and dance instructions ("Longways for as many as will") were published in London by John Young in the '''Second Volume of the Dancing Master''' [http://www.izaak.unh.edu/nhltmd/indexes/dancingmaster/Dance/Play5593.htm], 1st edition, 1710. It was included in all editions of Young's volume, ending with the fourth and last of 1728. The song "We'll wed and we'll bed" by Thmomas D'Urfey, was set to a tune by English composer Henry Purcell, and appeared in the stage production '''The Wonders in the Sun, or the Kingdom of the Birds.''' It was printed in D'Urfey's '''Wit and Mirth; or, Pills to Purge Melancholy vol. 1''' (London, 1719, pp. 100-101) as "A Dialogue between Mr. Pack and Mrs. Bradshaw, in the Opeara call'd, The Kingdom of the Birds." | ||
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She:<br> | She:<br> | ||
'' | ''Ah! Love, if a God thou wilt be,''<br> | ||
''do justice in favour of me''<br> | ''do justice in favour of me;''<br> | ||
''For yonder approaching I see, | ''For yonder approaching I see, | ||
''A man with a beard, who as I have heard,''<br> | ''A man with a beard, who as I have heard,''<br> | ||
''Has often undone poor maids | ''Has often undone poor maids that have none''<br> | ||
''With sighing, and toying,''<br> | ''With sighing, and toying,''<br> | ||
''And crying and lying, ''<br> | ''And crying and lying, ''<br> | ||
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''Fair maid by your leave, ''<br> | ''Fair maid by your leave, ''<br> | ||
''my heart does receive,''<br> | ''my heart does receive,''<br> | ||
''Strange pleasures to meet you here | ''Strange pleasures to meet you here;''<br> | ||
''Pray tremble not so, ''<br> | ''Pray tremble not so, ''<br> | ||
''nor offer to go –''<br> | ''nor offer to go –''<br> | ||
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''My mother is spinning at home,''<br> | ''My mother is spinning at home,''<br> | ||
''My father works hard at his loom,''<br> | ''My father works hard at his loom,''<br> | ||
''And here we a-milking | ''And here we are a-milking come.''<br> | ||
''Their dinner they want, pray | ''Their dinner they want, then pray ye, Sir, don’t''<br> | ||
''Make more ado on’t, nor give us affront | ''Make more ado on’t, nor give us affront;''<br> | ||
''We’re none of the town ''<br> | ''We’re none of the town ''<br> | ||
''Will lie down for a crown.''<br> | ''Will lie down for a crown.''<br> | ||
''Then away, | ''Then away, Sir, and give us room!''<br> | ||
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''By Phoebus, by Jove,''<br> | ''By Phoebus, by Jove,''<br> | ||
''By honour, by love,''<br> | ''By honour, by love,''<br> | ||
''I’ll do | ''I’ll do thee, dear sweet, no harm;''<br> | ||
'' | ''Thou'rt fresh as a rose, ''<br> | ||
''I want one of those.''<br> | ''I want one of those.''<br> | ||
''Ah | ''Ah! how such a wife would charm.''<br> | ||
''Ah | ''Ah! how such a wife would charm.''<br> | ||
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''And can you then like the old rule,''<br> | ''And can you then like the old rule,''<br> | ||
''Be conjugal, honest and frugal,''<br> | ''Be conjugal, honest and frugal,''<br> | ||
''And marry and look like a fool?''<br> | ''And marry, and look like a fool?''<br> | ||
''For I must be plain, all tricks are in vain | ''For I must be plain, all tricks are in vain;''<br> | ||
''There’s nothing can gain, | ''There’s nothing can gain, what you would obtain''<br> | ||
''But moving, and proving''<br> | ''But moving, and proving''<br> | ||
''By wedding, true loving -''<br> | ''By wedding, true loving -''<br> | ||
''My lesson | ''My lesson I learnt at school.''<br> | ||
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He:<br> | He:<br> | ||
''I’ll do’t by this hand,''<br> | ''I’ll do’t by this hand,''<br> | ||
''I’ve houses | ''I’ve houses and land,''<br> | ||
''Estate too in good freehold | ''Estate too in good freehold;''<br> | ||
''My dear, let us join.''<br> | ''My dear, let us join.''<br> | ||
''It all shall be thine –''<br> | ''It all shall be thine –''<br> | ||
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She:<br> | She:<br> | ||
''You make me | ''You make me now blush, I vow;''<br> | ||
'' | ''Ah me!, shall I baulk my cow?''<br> | ||
''But since the late oath you have swore –''<br> | ''But since the late oath you have swore –''<br> | ||
''Your soul shall not be in danger | ''Your soul shall not be in danger for me;''<br> | ||
''I’d rather agree, of two to make three.''<br> | ''I’d rather agree, of two to make three.''<br> | ||
''We’ll wed and we’ll bed,''<br> | ''We’ll wed and we’ll bed,''<br> | ||
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''It all shall be thine –''<br> | ''It all shall be thine –''<br> | ||
''Besides a good purse of gold.''<br> | ''Besides a good purse of gold.''<br> | ||
''Besides a good purse of gold.'' [ | ''Besides a good purse of gold.'' [from '''The Vocal Miscellany''', 1738, pp. 150-151]<br> | ||
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WE'LL WED AND WE'LL BED. AKA and see "Dublin Bay." English, Country Dance Tune (12/8). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The tune and dance instructions ("Longways for as many as will") were published in London by John Young in the Second Volume of the Dancing Master [1], 1st edition, 1710. It was included in all editions of Young's volume, ending with the fourth and last of 1728. The song "We'll wed and we'll bed" by Thmomas D'Urfey, was set to a tune by English composer Henry Purcell, and appeared in the stage production The Wonders in the Sun, or the Kingdom of the Birds. It was printed in D'Urfey's Wit and Mirth; or, Pills to Purge Melancholy vol. 1 (London, 1719, pp. 100-101) as "A Dialogue between Mr. Pack and Mrs. Bradshaw, in the Opeara call'd, The Kingdom of the Birds."
She:
Ah! Love, if a God thou wilt be,
do justice in favour of me;
For yonder approaching I see, A man with a beard, who as I have heard,
Has often undone poor maids that have none
With sighing, and toying,
And crying and lying,
And such kind of foolery.
He:
Fair maid by your leave,
my heart does receive,
Strange pleasures to meet you here;
Pray tremble not so,
nor offer to go –
I’ll do you no harm, I swear!
I’ll do you no harm, I swear!
She:
My mother is spinning at home,
My father works hard at his loom,
And here we are a-milking come.
Their dinner they want, then pray ye, Sir, don’t
Make more ado on’t, nor give us affront;
We’re none of the town
Will lie down for a crown.
Then away, Sir, and give us room!
He:
By Phoebus, by Jove,
By honour, by love,
I’ll do thee, dear sweet, no harm;
Thou'rt fresh as a rose,
I want one of those.
Ah! how such a wife would charm.
Ah! how such a wife would charm.
She:
And can you then like the old rule,
Be conjugal, honest and frugal,
And marry, and look like a fool?
For I must be plain, all tricks are in vain;
There’s nothing can gain, what you would obtain
But moving, and proving
By wedding, true loving -
My lesson I learnt at school.
He:
I’ll do’t by this hand,
I’ve houses and land,
Estate too in good freehold;
My dear, let us join.
It all shall be thine –
Besides a good purse of gold.
Besides a good purse of gold.
She:
You make me now blush, I vow;
Ah me!, shall I baulk my cow?
But since the late oath you have swore –
Your soul shall not be in danger for me;
I’d rather agree, of two to make three.
We’ll wed and we’ll bed,
There’s no more to be said
And I’ll ne’er go a-milking more.
He:
I’ll do’t by this hand,
I’ve houses, I’ve land,
Estate too in good freehold.
My dear, let us join.
It all shall be thine –
Besides a good purse of gold.
Besides a good purse of gold. [from The Vocal Miscellany, 1738, pp. 150-151]
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