Five Reasons (Henry Purcell)
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Title: Five Reasons
Composer: Henry Purcell
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: TTB
Genre: Secular, Canon
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published:
Description: From a collection of Drinking songs.
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Original text and translations
English text
- If all be true that I do think,
- there are five reasons,
- there are five reasons we should drink:
- Good wine, a friend, or being dry,
- Or lest we should be, by and by;
- Or any other reason, or any other reason,
- Or any other reason why, any reason why!



