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Captain Stratton's Fancy
Song Title
Captain Stratton's Fancy (
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Composer(s):
Peter Warlock (pseudonym of Philip Heseltine)
Author(s):
John Masefield
Keyword(s) & Features:
Alcohol
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Bungs
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Carpe Diem
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Celebration
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Comparisons
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Copper
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Dancing
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Dollars
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Drink
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Drinking Song
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Drunkenness
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Fiddles
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Inns
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Jamaica
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Jolly
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Lilies
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Mates
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Moonlight
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Morgan, Sir Henry
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Mouths
;
Music
;
Noses
;
Pirates
;
Roses
;
Rum
;
Sailors
;
Sea
;
Shanties
;
Sins
;
Songs
;
Sugar cane
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Tankards
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Tea
;
Tongues
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Wenches
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Wine
First Line
Oh, some are fond of red wine (
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Average Duration
1:45 (
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Year of composition
1921 (
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Link to English Text Online
https://allpoetry.com/Captain-Strattons-Fancy
Musical Form
Modified strophic (
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Original Language
English (
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Audio Source
https://open.spotify.com/track/3iYKBbGURPt9VxCGs5Du2r?si=i6ecmBq2QAqBTCfk_Y1PJw
Difficulty Level
College (
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Range:
C4 - F5 (
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Original Key
F Major (
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Dedicated To
Robert Lorenz (
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Sources Cited
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Morgan_in_popular_culture
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Contributor
SHK (
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