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SINCE LOVE IS THE PLAN

SINCE LOVE IS THE PLAN
Appears in:
    The Poor Soldier, William Shield, 1782;


The tune is first found as "The Irish Lover's Morning Walk" on a single sheet song with music, c 1780, and slightly later used for the song "Since Love is the Plan" in 'the Poor Soldier', 1783.



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HOW HAPPY THE SOLDIER


HOW HAPPY THE SOLDIER
This tune was popular among British soldiers during the Revolutionary War. The Americans picked it up and it was popular on both sides during the War of 1812.

Appears in:
    A Collection of Favorite Songs Book 1

How happy the soldier who lives on his pay,
And spends half a crown on six pence a day;
He fears neither justices, warrants nor bums,
But pays all his debts with a roll of the drums,

Chorus:
With a row de dow,
Row de dow, Row de dow,
And he pays all his debts with a roll of his drums.

He cares not a Marnedy how the world goes;
His King finds his quarters, and money and clothes;
He laughs at all sorrow whenever it comes,
And rattles away with the roll of the drums.

Chorus

The drum is his glory, his joy and delight,
It leads him to pleasure as well as to fight;
No girl, when she hears it, though ever so glum,
But packs up her tatters, and follows the drum.

Chorus



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THE WEALTHY FOOL


THE WEALTHY FOOL

Appears in:
    Manuscript Book, Captain George Bush, After 1779.



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A ROSE TREE IN FULL BEARING


A ROSE TREE IN FULL BEARING
Lyric by John O'Keefe. Sung by Mrs. Kennedy & Mrs. Martyr in The Poor Soldier. Text from a broadside printed between 1812 and 1830 by D. Wrighton, No. 86, Snow Hill, Birmingham.

A rose tree in full bearing,
Had flowers very fair to see,
One rose beyond comparing,
Whose beauty attracted me;
But eager for to win it,
Lovely, blooming, fresh, and gay,
I found a canker in it,
And threw it very far away.

How fine this morning early,
Lovely Sunshine clear and bright,
So late I lov'd you dearly,
But now I've lost each fond delight;
The clouds seem big with showers,
The sunny beams no more are seen,
Farewell ye happy hours,
Your falsehood has changed the scene.


Supposed to be called "Portlairge" in Ireland, and "False Knight on the Road" in Scotland.





        
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