At the Tavern
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Publication Information
Published in Lyrics of Love and Laughter (1903)
Performed by Herbert Woodward Martin
Musical Settings
Gary Bachlund, At the Tavern (medium voice and piano) (January 2012)
Recommended Citation
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, "At the Tavern" (1903). Dunbar Music Archive. 326.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/dunbar/326
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A lilt and a swing,
And a ditty to sing,
Or ever the night grow old;
The wine is within,
And I 'm sure 't were a sin
For a soldier to choose to be cold, my dear,
For a soldier to choose to be cold.
We 're right for a spell,
But the fever is—well,
No thing to be braved, at least;
So bring me the wine;
No low fever in mine,
For a drink is more kind than a priest, my dear,
For a drink is more kind than a priest.