When my hero in court appears (Samuel Webbe Jr.)

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• (Posted 2022-01-03)  CPDL #67389: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2022-01-03).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 46 kB   Copyright: CC BY SA

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Title: When my hero in court appears
Composer: Samuel Webbe Jr.
Lyricist: John Gay^{create page}
Number of voices: 3vv   Voicing: STB
Genre: Secular, Glee

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1805
Description: One of six airs selected from the Beggar's Opera and harmonized by Webbe for concert performance.

Original text and translations

English text

When my hero in court appears
And stands arraigned for his life,
Then think of poor Polly's tears,
For oh, poor Polly's his wife.
Like the sailor he holds up his hand,
Distressed on the dashing wave;
To die a dry death at land
Is as bad as a watery grave.
And alas poor Polly,
Alack and aweladay,
Before I was in love,
Oh, every month was May.