Here's To The Maiden - Trad English

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 08 Jun 2002

Here's to the maiden of bashful fifteen;
here's to the widow of fifty;
here's to the flaunting extravagant quean,
and here's to the housewife that's thrifty.
Let the toast pass, drink to the lass;
I'll warrant she'll prove
an excuse for the glass.
Let the toast pass, drink to the lass;
I'll warrant she'll prove
an excuse for the glass.

Here's to the charmer
whose dimples we prize;
now to the maid who has none, Sir;
here's to the girl with a pair of blue eyes,
and here's to the nymph with but one, Sir.
Let the toast pass, drink to the lass;
I'll warrant she'll prove
an excuse for the glass.
Let the toast pass, drink to the lass;
I'll warrant she'll prove
an excuse for the glass.

Here's to the maid with a bosom of snow;
now to her that's as brown as a berry:
here's to the wife with a face full of woe,
and now to the girl that is merry.
Let the toast pass, drink to the lass;
I'll warrant she'll prove
an excuse for the glass.
Let the toast pass, drink to the lass;
I'll warrant she'll prove
an excuse for the glass.

For let 'em be clumsy, or let 'em be slim,
young or ancient, I care not a feather;
so fill a pint bumper quite up to the brim,
and let us e'en toast them together.
Let the toast pass, drink to the lass;
I'll warrant she'll prove
an excuse for the glass.
Let the toast pass, drink to the lass;
I'll warrant she'll prove
an excuse for the glass.

Soft karaoke
Words
treble clef 1
treble clef 2
lyric line
bass
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Here's To The Maiden - Trad English
R. B. Sheridan
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Saturday 08 June 2002 at 20.10
in association with Doug Grierson
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from The Oxford Song Book 1916
Ed. Percy C. Buck M.A., D.Mus., Oxon
Director of Music in Harrow School
Late Professor of Music in The University of Dublin
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