A Cat Catch (Richard Brown)

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Editor: Anders Stenberg (added 2005-10-18). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 290 kbytes Copyright: Free for non commercial use

Edition notes:

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 Club 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.