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Tom making a Manteau for a lass of pleasure, Pull'd
Tom making a Manteau for a lass of pleasure, <br>
But quickly found tho' woundily steight lac'd Sir,
Pull'd out his his long and lawful Measure: <br>
Three inches more, at lenght brisk Tom advances, yet out
 
pull'd out, pull'd out his nine Inches,
But quickly found tho' woundily straight lac'd, Sir, <br>
nine Inches, nine Inches, nine Inches, all,
Nine Inches would not half surround her waist, Sir; <br>
yet all too short, yet all, all, all too short,
 
all too long, his long and lawful measure:
Three inches more, at length brisk Tom advances, <br>
nine Inches wou'd not half surround he wast Sir:
yet all too short to reach her swinging Hances.}}
short, yet all too short,
all too short to reach he swinging Hances.}}


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  • CPDL #10267:       
Editor: Andreas Stenberg (submitted 2005-11-29).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 330 kB   Copyright: CPDL
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General Information

Title: Tom the Taylor
Composer: Henry Purcell

Number of voices: 3vv   Voicing: SSS

Genre: Secular, Canon

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

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Original text and translations

English.png English text

Tom making a Manteau for a lass of pleasure,

Pull'd out his his long and lawful Measure:


But quickly found tho' woundily straight lac'd, Sir,

Nine Inches would not half surround her waist, Sir;


Three inches more, at length brisk Tom advances,

yet all too short to reach her swinging Hances.

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