Up with the Lark in the Morning

DESCRIPTION: "I like to be jolly in a moderate way... No 'Jolly Dog' am I. On my exertion I depend... And though I have the heart to spend, I've still the sense to save... Merry and wise is the motto for me And up with the lark in the morning." Work, save; don't drink
AUTHOR: Words: Harry Clifton / Music: F. A. Springthorpe (source: FolkSongAndMusicHall; also the sheet music in the Levy collection)
EARLIEST DATE: 1869 (Love-Among-the-Roses-Songster)
KEYWORDS: work warning drink money
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Love-Among-the-Roses-Songster, p. 20, "Up with the Lark in the Morning" (1 text)
FolkSongAndMusicHall, "Up with the lark in the morning"
Roud #2686
File: LARS020

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