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A Serving-Men's Song by Joh Lyly | Poetry Reading



Welcome to my poetry reading of 'A Serving-Men's Song' by John Lyly. Do you have a favourite poem or poet?


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'A Serving-Men's Song' by John Lyly


Oh, for a bowl of fat Canary,

Rich Palermo, sparkling Sherry,

Some nectar else, from Juno’s dairy;

Oh, these draughts would make us merry!


Oh, for a wench (I deal in faces,

And in other daintier things);

Tickled am I with her embraces,

Fine dancing in such fairy rings.


Oh, for a plump fat leg of mutton,

Veal, lamb, capon, pig, and coney;

None is happy but a glutton,

None an ass but who wants money.


Wines indeed and girls are good,

But brave victuals feast the blood;

For wenches, wine, and lusty cheer,

Jove would leap down to surfeit here.


(Source: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/50061/oh-for-a-bowl-of-fat-canary)

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