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: II: Old Lady Grimalkin with Gooseberry Eyes, | : II: Old Lady Grimalkin with Gooseberry Eyes, | ||
:when a Kitten knew Love fit's soon o'er, | ::when a Kitten knew Love fit's soon o'er, | ||
:Pus, Pus last not long but turns to Catwhore. | ::Pus, Pus last not long but turns to Catwhore. | ||
:III: Men ride many miles, Cats tread many Tiles, | :III: Men ride many miles, Cats tread many Tiles, | ||
:both hazard, both House or a Wall keep their Feet, | ::both hazard, both House or a Wall keep their Feet, | ||
:mount their Tails, mount their Tails and away. | ::mount their Tails, mount their Tails and away. | ||
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: I: We Cats when assembled at Midnight together, | : I: We Cats when assembled at Midnight together, | ||
:for innocent Puring, Puring, for innocent Puring, | ::for innocent Puring, Puring, for innocent Puring, | ||
:puring, in Moonshiney weather. | ::puring, in Moonshiney weather. | ||
: II: If Dogs be in kennel, all fast in their straw, | : II: If Dogs be in kennel, all fast in their straw, | ||
:we march, and we meaw, meaw, meaw | ::we march, and we meaw, meaw, meaw | ||
:whitout scratch or a claw. | ::whitout scratch or a claw. | ||
:III: But if they suprise us, and put us to flight, | :III: But if they suprise us, and put us to flight, | ||
:we fret, fret, and we spit, fret fret, spit, spit, | ::we fret, fret, and we spit, fret fret, spit, spit, | ||
:give a squall, squall and good. | ::give a squall, squall and good. | ||
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- Editor: Anders Stenberg (added 2005-10-18). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 290 kbytes Copyright: Free for non commercial use
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General Information
Title: A Cat Catch from 'Two Cat Catches'
Composer: Richard Brown
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: SSS
Genre: Secular, Canon
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1731-33
Description: The two three part Catches are from the collection "the Chatch Clubb or the merry Companions... " other catch by Michael Wise
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English text
A Catch on Midnight Cats:
- I: Ye Cats that at midnight spit Love at each other
- who best feel the tattered Fur
- if the business of Love be no more to Pur.
- II: Old Lady Grimalkin with Gooseberry Eyes,
- when a Kitten knew Love fit's soon o'er,
- Pus, Pus last not long but turns to Catwhore.
- III: Men ride many miles, Cats tread many Tiles,
- both hazard, both House or a Wall keep their Feet,
- mount their Tails, mount their Tails and away.
A Cat Catch by R. Brown:
- I: We Cats when assembled at Midnight together,
- for innocent Puring, Puring, for innocent Puring,
- puring, in Moonshiney weather.
- II: If Dogs be in kennel, all fast in their straw,
- we march, and we meaw, meaw, meaw
- whitout scratch or a claw.
- III: But if they suprise us, and put us to flight,
- we fret, fret, and we spit, fret fret, spit, spit,
- give a squall, squall and good.