Five Reasons (Henry Purcell)

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Editor: Laura Conrad (added 2002-08-12).   Copyright: GnuGPL

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Title: Five Reasons
Composer: Henry Purcell

Number of voices: 3vv  Voicing: TTB
Genre: Secular, Canon

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published:

Description: From a collection of Drinking songs.

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Original text and translations

English text

If all be true that I do think,

there are five reasons,

there are five reasons we should drink:

Good wine, a friend, or being dry,

Or lest we should be, by and by;

Or any other reason, or any other reason,

Or any other reason why, any reason why!