(1st part – 1730):
Tis women makes us love - (Catch Club - 1/4)
- Tis women makes us love
- Tis Love that makes us sad,
- Tis sadness makes us drink,
- And drinking makes us mad.
The Nut-brown Lass - (Catch Club - 1/5)
- A Health, a health to the Nut-brown Lass
- with the Hazle Hyes,
- She that has good Eyes has also good Thighs,
- let it pays, let it pays.
- As much to the livelier Gray,
- They're as good by night as day,
- She that has good Eyes has also good Thighs,
- Drink away, drink away.
- I'll pledge, Sir, I'll pledge,
- What ho some wine, here some wine to mine,
- And to thine, to thine, to thine,
- And to mine the Colours are Divine.
- But Oh, the black eyes,
- the black give me as much again,
- And let it be Sack.
- She that has good Eyes has also good Thighs,
- And a better knack.
When V and I together meet - (Catch Club - 1/8)
- When V and I together meet,
- We make up 6 in house or Street,
- Yet I and V may meet once more,
- And then we 2 can make but 4,
- But when that V from I am gone,
- Alas poor I can make but one.
Of all the instruments - (Catch Club - 1/13)
- Of all the Instruments,
- All all all the instruments that are,
- none none none none
- none none none none
- none none none
- With the Viol can compare.
- mark mark mark mark
- How the strings,
- How the strings their order keep
- With whet whet whet
- whet whet whet whet
- whet whet whet whet
- whet and a sweep sweep sweep
- But above all all all all all all all,
- This still abounds,
- With a zingle zingle zingle
- zingle zingle zingle
- zingle zingle zing,
- And a zit zan zounds.
He that drinks is Immortal - (Catch Club - 2/12)
- He that drinks is Immortal,
- He that drinks is Immortal,
- And can never decay,
- For wine still supplys,
- For wine still supplys,
- what Age wears away.
- How can he be Dust,
- How can he be Dust,
- That moistens his clay?
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A health to honest Rudy Roger Hewett - (Catch Club - 1/32)
- Here's a health, a health,
- Pray let it pass about.
- A health that ne'er shall cease
- Till all our Wine is out.
- Therefore drink away,
- And never let it stand,
- But ply it closely round
- From hand to hand,
- And eagerly, and bravely,
- With courage thus persue it,
- For tis a health, a health,
- To honest Ruddy Roger Hewett.
(2nd part – 1733):
Room, room, room ( The siege of Limerick ) - (Catch Club - 2/8)
- Room, room, room, room, room for the express,
- At length here it comes;
- Limrick's our own,
- Limrick's our own,
- Be it known,
- Be it known to all Grums.
- Hark! Hark! Hark!
- The guns of the tower ring,
- Ring it in peals,
- We'll drink round the Bonfires,
- We'll drink round the Bonfires,
- Huzza, Huzza to the Bells,
- to our conquering Army loud Praises,
- Loud Praises let's sing,
- And now Monsieur Frenchman,
- And now Monsieur Frenchman,
- Have at you,
- Have at you next Spring.
Sweet Sir Walter - (Catch Club - 2/12)
- Sir Walter, enjoying his Damsel one night,
- He tickl'd and pleas'd her to so great a height,
- that she could not contain t'wards the end of the matter,
- but in Rapture cry'd out, O sweet sir Walter,
- O sweet Sir Walter, O sweet Sir Walter,
- O sweet Sir, sweet Sir Walter, O switter swatter,
- O switter swatter, O switter swatter,
- O switter swatter, O switter swatter.
Five reasons we should drink - (Catch Club - 2/16)
- 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 least we should be by and by,
- Or any other Reason,
- Or any other Reason;
- Or any other Reason why,
- any Reason why.
Let us drink to our wives - (Catch Club - 2/46)
- Once in our lives,
- let us drink to our Wives,
- Tho' their numbers be but small;
- Heav'n take the best,
- And the Devil take the rest,
- And so we shall get rid of them all:
- To this hearty wish,
- Let each man take his dish,
- And drink, drink till he fall.
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