The Leathern Bottel-Maddy Prior

[ti:The Leathern Bottel] [ar:Maddy Prior] [al:Hang Up Sorrow And Care] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Leathern Bottel - Maddy Prior [00:12.92]Now god above that made all things [00:16.28]Heaven and earth and all therein [00:19.47]The ships upon the swas to swim [00:22.81]To keep foes out they come not in [00:26.01]Now every one doth what he can [00:29.29]All for the use and praise of man [00:32.56]I wish in heaven that soul may dwell [00:35.70]That first devis'd the leathern bottel [00:39.72] [00:45.16]Now what say you to the can of wood [00:48.38]Faith they are naught they cannot be good [00:51.34]When a man for beer he doth therein send [00:54.55]To have them fill'd as he doth intend [00:57.75]The bearer stumbleth by the way [01:01.04]And on the ground his liquor doth lay [01:04.09]The straight the man begins to ban [01:07.23]And swear it was long of the wooden can [01:10.70]But had it bin in a leather bottel [01:13.45]Although he stumbled all had been well [01:16.96]So safe therein it would remain [01:20.31]Until the man got up again [01:23.30]I wish in heaven that soul may dwell [01:26.59]That first devis'd the leathern bottel [01:30.42] [01:36.27]Now for the pots with handles three [01:39.38]Faith they shall have no praise of me [01:42.67]When a man and his wife do fall at strife [01:45.93]As many I fear have done in their life [01:48.96]They lay their hands upon the pot both [01:52.22]And brake the same though they were loth [01:55.51]Which they shall answer another day [01:58.54]For casting their liquor so vainly away [02:01.85]But had it bin in a bottel fill'd [02:05.03]The one might have tugg'd the other have held [02:08.36]They both might have tugg'd till their hearts did ake' [02:11.60]And yet no harm the bottel would take [02:14.94]I wish in heaven that soul may dwell [02:17.95]That first devis'd the leathern bottel [02:21.57] [03:00.84]Now what say you to these glasses fine [03:04.25]Faith they shall have no praise of mine [03:07.51]When friends are at a table set [03:10.68]And by them several sorts of meat [03:14.06]The one loves flesh the other fish [03:17.46]Among them all remove a dish [03:20.67]Touch but the glass upon the brim [03:23.95]The glass is broke no wine left in [03:27.06]Then be your table cloth ne'er so fine [03:30.40]There lyes your beer your ale your wine [03:33.68]And doubtless for so small abuse [03:36.98]A young man may his service lose [03:40.33]I wish in heaven that soul may dwell [03:43.43]That first devis'd the leathern bottel [03:47.69] [03:53.47]Now when this bottel is grown old [03:56.57]And that it will no longer hold [03:59.89]Out of the side you may cut a clout [04:02.84]To mend your shoes when worn out [04:06.33]Or hang the other side of a pin [04:09.45]Will serve to put odd trifles in [04:12.72]I wish in heaven his soul may dwell [04:15.94]That first invites the leathern bottel