I had both money and a friend (Elway Bevin)

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• (Posted 2024-11-06)  CPDL #82631: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2024-11-06).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 67 kB   Copyright: CC BY SA

Edition notes: Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download.

• (Posted 2024-09-28)  CPDL #82190:     

Editor: Jason Smart (submitted 2024-09-28).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 126 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC ND

Edition notes: Transcribed from John Baldwin's 'Commonplace Book'. Original pitch and note values retained.

General Information

Title: I had both money and a friend
Composer: Elway Bevin
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 3vv   Voicings: STB or ATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published:
Description: A freeman's song recorded in John Baldwin's Commonplace Book.

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English text

I had both money and a friend
Of neither thought no store.
I lent my money to my friend
And took his bond therefore.
I asked my money of my friend,
But nought forwords I got.
I lost my money to keep my friend,
For sue him would I not.
But then if money come
And friend again were found,
I could lend no money to my friend
Upon no kind of bond.

But after this for money com'th
A friend with pawn to pay;
But when the money should be had,
My friend used such delay
That need of money did me force
My friend his pawn to sell.
And so I got my money,
But my friend clean from me fell

Sith bond for money lent to my friend,
Nor pawn assurance is,
But that my money or my friend
Thereby I ever miss.
If God send money and a friend
As I have had before,
I will keep my money and save my friend
And play the fool no more.