Lending Song

My dearest brother and friend

Your friendship I’ll have ‘til the end

Embolden me to ask a great favour of you

Forty florins I’m aware I still owe you

But alas make me so bold as to pray

You’ll lend me more money today

The lending song

The lending song

Dearest most beloved friend

God I’m in a predicament

I wouldn’t my worst I wouldn’t my worst

Worst enemy lend

If you my dearest friend

Now abandon me

Then my poor sick wife and child

Are all lost at sea

So could you perhaps lend me

Six hundred florins in money

I’ll remain your obedient servant

And be so friendly

Lending Song

Lending Song

My most cherished friend

And dearest brother

A thousand or two thousand florins

Could you cover

For a year or two or

Maybe for another

You’ll be rendering me an incomparable

Service brother

Lending song

Lending song

Money money money …