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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG, by ANONYMOUS First Line: He that will not merry merry be Last Line: And put me in his stead: / let him be merry Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking | |||
He that will not merry merry be With a generous bowl and a toast, May he in Bridewell be shut up, And fast bound to a post, Let him be merry merry there, And we'll be merry here, For who can know where we shall go To be merry another year? He that will not merry merry be, And take his glass in course, May he be obliged to drink small beer With ne'er a groat in his purse: Let him, etc ... He that will not merry merry be With a company of jolly boys May he be plagued with a scolding wife To confound him with her noise. Let him, etc. ... He that will not merry merry be With his mistress in his bed, Let him be buried in the churchyard And me put in his stead: Let him be merry, etc. ... | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO A CIVIL SERVANT by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG WINE by FRIEDRICH MARTIN VON BODENSTEDT THE GOOD FELLOW by ALEXANDER BROME WHEN A WOMAN LOVES A MAN by DAVID LEHMAN JOEY AWAKE NOW by GLYN MAXWELL RAISING A HUMID FLAG by THYLIAS MOSS TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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