| Lyrics: | TO ANACREON IN HEAVEN
(Ralph Tomlinson)
To Anacreon in Heav'n, where he sat in full
glee
A few sons of Harmony seny a petition,
That he their inspirer and patron would
be,
When this answer arrived from the jolly old Grecian:
Voice, fiddle and
flute,
No longer be mute.
I'll lend you my name, and inspire you to
boot...
And, besides, I'll intruct you, like me, to entwine
The myrtle of Venus with
Bacchus' vine.
The news to Olympus immediately flew,
Where Old Thunder decided to
give himself airs.
"If we suffer these mortals their schemes to pursue,
There's Devil a
goddess will stay above stairs."
Hark! Already they cry
In transports of
joy,
"A fig for Parnassus, to Rowley's we'll fly!
And there, my good fellows, we'll
learn to entwine
The myrtle of Venus with Bacchus' vine."
Note: ca 1778
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