Z 292 Young John the Gard'ner [Italian translation]

Young John the Gard'ner, having lately got

A very rich and fertile Garden Plot,

Bragging to Joan, quoth he: "So rich a Ground

For Melons cannot in the World be found."

"That's a damn'd lie," quoth Joan, "for I can tell

A place that does your Garden far excel."

"Where's that?" says John; "In mine Arse," quoth Joan, for there

Is store of Dung and Water all the Year."

• Artist:Henry Purcell
• Album:Chansons de Tavernes et de Chapelles (1976)