Ode. To be Performed by Dr. Brettle
TO BE PERFORMED BY DR BRETTLE, AND A CHORUS OF HALES-OWEN CITIZENS. THE INSTRUMENTAL PART A VIOL D'AMOUR .
Air by the Doctor.
Awake! I say, awake, good people!
And be for once alive and gay;
Come, let's be merry; stir the tipple;
How can you sleep
Whilst I do play? How can you sleep? &c.
Chorus of Citizens.
Pardon, O pardon, great Musician!
On drowsy souls some pity take,
For wondrous hard is our condition,
To drink thy beer,
Thy strains to hear;
To drink,
To hear,
And keep awake!
Solo by the Doctor.
Hear but this strain — 'twas made by Handel,
A wight of skill and judgment deep!
Zoonters, they 're gone — Sal, bring a candle — —
No, here is one, and he's asleep.
Duet.
Dr . How could they go
Whilst I do play?
Sal . How could they go!
How should they stay?
Air by the Doctor.
Awake! I say, awake, good people!
And be for once alive and gay;
Come, let's be merry; stir the tipple;
How can you sleep
Whilst I do play? How can you sleep? &c.
Chorus of Citizens.
Pardon, O pardon, great Musician!
On drowsy souls some pity take,
For wondrous hard is our condition,
To drink thy beer,
Thy strains to hear;
To drink,
To hear,
And keep awake!
Solo by the Doctor.
Hear but this strain — 'twas made by Handel,
A wight of skill and judgment deep!
Zoonters, they 're gone — Sal, bring a candle — —
No, here is one, and he's asleep.
Duet.
Dr . How could they go
Whilst I do play?
Sal . How could they go!
How should they stay?
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