Five Reasons (Henry Purcell)

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Edition notes: From a collection of Drinking songs

General Information

Title: Five Reasons
Composer: Henry Purcell

Number of voices: 3vv  Voicing: TTB
Genre: Secular, Canons
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella.
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Original text and translations

Image:English.png 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!
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