The beggar's opera [music] / written by John Gay ; the overture composed and the songs arranged by John Christopher Pepusch ; edited by Edward J. Dent.

ncludes introduction with synopsis, production notes, sources of the songs, and cast details

ACT I : Overture -- 1. Through all the employments of life (Peachum) -- 2. Tis woman that seduces all mankind (Filch) -- 3. If any wench Venus' girdle wear (Mrs. Peachum) -- 4. If love the virgin's heart (Mrs. Peachum) -- 5. A maid is like the golden ore (Mrs. Peachum) -- 6. Virgins are like the fair flower (Polly) -- 7. Our Polly is a sad slut (Mrs. Peachum) -- 8. Can love be controuled by advice (Polly) -- 9. O Polly you might have toyed and kissed (Mrs. Peachum, Polly) -- 10. I like a ship n storms was tost (Polly) -- 11. A fox may steal your hens sir (Peachum) -- 12. O ponder well (Polly) -- 13. The turtle thus with plaintive crying (Polly) -- 14. Pretty Polly say (Macheath, Polly) -- 15. My heart was so free (Macheath) -- 16. Were I laid on Greenland's coast (Macheath, Polly) -- 17. Oh what pain it is to part (Polly) -- 18. The Miser thus a shilling sees (Macheath) --

ACT II : Introduction -- 19. Fill every glass (Matt of the Mint and male chorus) -- 20. Let us take the road (Matt of the Mint and male chorus) -- 21. Music for the Harper -- 21a. A Dance a la Ronde in the French manner -- 22. Youth's the season mde for joys (Female Chorus) -- 23. Before the barn door crowing (Jenny) -- 23a. No 23 arranged as a dance, if required (without voices) -- 24. The Gamsters and Lawyers are jugglers alike (Jenny) -- 25. At the tree I shall suffer with pleasure (Macheath) -- 25a. Interlude -- 26. Man may excape from rope and gun (Macheath) -- 27. Thus when a good housewife sees a rat (Lucy) -- 28. How cruel are the traitors (Lucy) -- 29. The first time at the looking glass (Macheath) -- 30. When you censure the age (Lockit, Peachum) -- 31. Is then his fate decreed, Sir? (Lucy) -- 32. You'll think ere many days ensure (Lockit) -- 33. If you at at Office solicit your due (Macheath) -- 34. Thus when the swallow (Polly) -- 35. How happy could I be with either (Macheath) -- 36. I'm bubbled (Polly, Lucy) -- 37. Cease your funning (Polly) -- 38. Why how now, madam flirt? (Lucy, Polly) -- 39. No power on earth canever divide (Polly) 1st & 2nd version -- 40. I like the fox shall grieve (Macheath) --

ACT III : 41. When young at the bar (Lucy) -- 42. My love is all madness and folly (Lucy) -- 43. Thus Gamesters united in friendship are found (Lockit) -- 44. The Modes of the Court so common are grown (Macheath) -- 46. In the days of my youth (Mrs. Trapes) -- 47. I'm like a skiff on the Ocean tost (Lucy) -- 48. When a wife's in her pout (Lucy) -- 49. A curse attends that woman's love (Polly, Lucy) -- 50. Among the men coquets we find (Polly) -- 51. Come, sweet lass (lucy) -- 52. Hither dear husband turn your eyes (Polly, Lucy) -- 53. Which way shall I turn me? (Macheath) -- 54. When my hero in court appears (Polly) -- 55. When he holds up his head (Lucy) -- 56. Ourselves like the great (Lockit) -- 57. The Charge is prepar'd ; A Dance of prisoners in chain(Macheath) -- 58-67 O cruel cruel case (Macheath) -- 68. Wou'd I might be hang'd (Polly, Lucy, Macheath) -- 69. Thus I stand like the Turk (Macheath and male and female chorus).