Lyrics: William Shakespeare
Music: Matthew Harris
Tell me where is Fancy bred,
Or in the heart, or in the head?
How begot, how nourishèd?
How begot, how nourishèd?
Reply, reply.
It is engender'd in the eyes,
With gazing fed; and Fancy dies
In the cradle where it lies,
In the cradle where it lies:
Let us all ring Fancy's knell;
I'll begin it, –Ding, dong, bell.
Let us all ring Fancy's knell;
I'll begin it, –Ding, dong, bell.
–Ding, dong, bell.