The Parting Glass
Radix Women's Vocal Ensemble: Pandemic Series
Helen Allen (soloist), Emily Gimba, Shira Goldeen, Christine Johnson, & Amy Stuart Hunn (director)
The Parting Glass
traditional; arr. A. S. Hunn
Oh, all the money that e'er I spent, I spent it in good company.
And all the harm that e'er I've done, alas, it was to none but me.
And all I've done for want of wit to mem'ry now I can't recall.
So, fill to me the parting glass: Good night, and joy be with you all.
Oh, all the comrades that e'er I've had are sorry for my going away.
And all the sweethearts that e'er I've had would wish me one more day to stay.
But since it falls unto my lot that I should rise and you should not,
I'll gently rise and I'll softly call: "Good night, and joy be with you all."
A man may drink and not be drunk, a man may fight and not be slain.
A man may court a pretty girl, and perhaps be welcomed back again.
But since it has so ordered been by a time to rise and a time to fall,
Come fill to me the parting glass: Good night, and joy be with you all.