Poor Owen (John Church)
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- Editor: Joshua Stutter (submitted 2021-10-20). Score information: A4, 2 pages Copyright: CPDL
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General Information
Title: Poor Owen
Composer: John Church
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: 3 equal voices
Genre: Secular, Canon
Language: English
Instruments: Unknown
First published:
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Original text and translations
English text
Poor Owen, for a while did lie,
despised by all that walked by,
Often they were heard to cry,
“Swan’s wine’s dry,”
One standing by said, “Let’s try,”
then one and all went to Cobweb Hall.
Where they drank their wine in bowls
to gratify their thirsty souls.