John Gay: The Beggar's Opera

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   Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Introduction. If Poverty Be a Title to Poetry (Beggar/Player)
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   Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Dialogue – Overture (by Pepusch)
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   Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Air 1. An Old Woman Clothed in Gray (Peachum)
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   Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Dialogue. Sir, Black Moll Hath Sent Word (Filch/Peachum)
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   Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Air 2. The Bonny Gray-Ey'd Morn (Filch/Peachum)
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   Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Dialogue. But 'Tis Now High Time to Look About Me (Peachum)
   2:05
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   Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Dialogue. What of Bob Booty, Husband? (Mrs Peachum/Peachum)
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   Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Air 3. Cold and Raw (Mrs Peachum/Peachum)
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   Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Air 4. Why Is Your Faithful Slave Disdain'd? (Mrs Peachum/Peachum)
   3:01
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Dialogue. Never Was a Man More Out the Way in an Argument (Mrs Peachum)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Air 5. Of All the Simple Things We Do (Mrs Peachum)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Dialogue. Come Hither, Filch (Mrs Peachum/Filch)
    2:17
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Dialogue. I Know as Well as Any of the Fine Ladies (Polly)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Air 6. What Shall I Do to Show How Much I Love Her (Polly/Peachum)
    2:01
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Air 7. Oh London Is a Fine Town (Mrs Peachum/Peachum/Polly)
    2:35
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Air 8. Grim King of the Ghosts (Polly/Mrs Peachum/Peachum)
    2:17
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Air 9. O Jenny, O Jenny, Where Hast Thou Been? (Mrs Peachum/Polly)
    1:41
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Air 10. Thomas, I Cannot (Polly/Peachum)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Dialogue. Dear Wife, Be a Little Pacified (Peachum/Mrs Peachum)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Air 11. A Soldier and a Sailor. A Fox May Steal Your Hens, Sir (Peachum)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Dialogue. 'Twas Only Nimming Ned (Polly/Peachum/Mrs Peachum)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Air 12. Now Ponder Well, Ye Parents Dear (Polly/Mrs Peachum)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Air 13. Le printemps rappelle aux armes (Polly/Mrs Peachum/Peachum)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Dialogue. The Thing, Husband, Must and Shall Be Done (Mrs Peachum/Peachum)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Dialogue. Now I'm a Wretch, Indeed (Polly)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Air 14. Pretty Parrot, Say (Macheath/Polly)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Air 15. Pray, Fair One, Be Kind (Macheath/Polly)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Air 16. Over the Hills and Far Away (Macheath/Polly)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Air 17. Gin Thou Wert Mine Awn Thing (Polly/Macheath)
    2:50
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act I: Air 18. O the Broom. The Miser Thus a Shilling Sees (Macheath/Polly)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Dialogue. But Pr'ythee, Matt, What Is Become of Thy Brother Tom? (Ben/Matt/Jemmy/Jack/Wat/Robin/Ned/Harry)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Air 19. Fill Ev'ry Glass. For Wine Inspires Us (Matt/Company)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Dialogue. Gentlemen, Well Met (Macheath/Matt)
    2:22
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Air 20. March in Rinaldo (Handel). Let Us Take the Road (Matt)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Dialogue. What a Fool Is a Fond Wench! (Macheath)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Air 21. Would You Have a Young Virgin (Macheath/Drawer)
    2:25
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Dialogue. Dear Mrs Coaxer, You Are Welcome (Macheath)
    2:18
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Air 22. Cotillon. Youths the Season Made for Joys (Macheath/Jenny/Coaxer/Vixen/Brazen)
    3:29
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Air 23. All in a Misty Morning (Jenny/Macheath/Trull/Tawdry/Slammekin/Vixen)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Air 24. When Once I Lay with Another Man's Wife (Jenny/Tawdry/Macheath)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Dialogue. I Seize You, Sir, as My Prisoner (Peachum/Macheath)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Air 25. When First I Laid Siege to My Chloris (Macheath/Peachum)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Dialogue. Look Ye, Mrs Jenny (Vixen/Coaxer/Slammekin/Trull/Jenny)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Dialogue. Noble Captain, You Are Welcome (Lockit/Macheath)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Air 26. Courtiers, Courtiers Think It No Harm (Macheath)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Dialogue. You Base Man, You! (Lucy)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Air 27, A Lovely Lass to a Friar Came (Luch/Macheath)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Air 28. 'Twas When the Sea Was Roaring (Lucy/Macheath)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Air 29. The Sun Had Loos'd His Weary Teams (Macheath/Lucy)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Dialogue. In This Last Affair, Brother Peachum, We Are Agreed (Lockit/Peachum)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Air 30. How Happy Are We (Barrett). When You Censure the Age (Lockit/Peachum)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Dialogue. Whence Come You, Hussy? (Lockit/Lucy)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Air 31. Of a Noble Race Was Shenkin (Lucy/Lockit)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Air 32. You'll Think Ere Many Days Ensue (Lockit)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Dialogue. Though the Ordinary Was Out of the Way Today (Lucy/Macheath)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Air 33. London Ladies. If You at an Office Solicit Your Due (Macheath/Lucy)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Dialogue. Where Is My Dear Husband? (Polly/Macheath/Lucy)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Air 34. All in the Downs (Sandoni). Thus When the Swallow, Seeking Prey (Polly/Macheath/Lucy)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Air 35. Have You Heard of a Frolicsome Ditty (Macheath/Polly/Lucy)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Air 36, Irish Trot. I'm Bubbled (Polly/Lucy/Macheath)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Air 37. Cease Your Funning (Polly/Macheath/Lucy)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Air 38. Good-Morrow, Gossip Joan. Why How Now, Madam Flirt? (Lucy/Polly)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Dialogue. Where's My Wench? (Peachum/Polly)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Air 39. Irish Howl (Vanbrughe). No Power on Earth Can Eer Divide (Polly)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Dialogue. I Am Naturally Compassionate, Wife (Macheath/Lucy)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act II: Air 40. The Lass of Patie's Mill (Lucy)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Dialogue. To Be Sure, Wench (Lockit/Lucy)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Air 41. If Loves a Sweet Passion (Lucy/Lockit)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Air 42. South Sea Ballad. My Love Is All Madness and Folly (Lucy/Lockit)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Dialogue. Peachum Then Intends to Outwit Me (Lockit)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Air 43. Packington's Pound (Lockit/Lucy)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Dialogue. Why, Boy, Thou Lookest as If Thou Wert Half Starv'd (Lockit/Filch)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Dialogue. I Am Sorry, Gentlemen (Macheath)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Air 44. Lillibulero (Attrib. Purcell). The Modes of the Court so Common Are Grown (Macheath/Ben/Matt)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Dialogue. The Coronation Account, Brother Peachum (Lockit/Peachum)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Air 45. Down in the North Country (Lockit/Peachum/Servant)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Dialogue. Dear Mrs Dye, Your Servant (Peachum/Trapes/Lockit)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Air 46. A Shepherd Kept Sheep (Trapes/Peachum/Lockit)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Dialogue. Jealousy, Rage, Love and Fear (Lucy)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Air 47. One Evening, Having Lost My Way (Lucy/Filch)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Dialogue. Dear Madam, Your Servant (Lucy)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Air 48. Now Roger, I'll Tell Thee, Because Thou'rt My Son (Lucy/Polly)
    2:08
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Air 49. O Bessy Bell. A Curse Attends That Woman's Love (Polly/Lucy)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Air 50. Would Fate to Me Belinda Give (Polly/Lucy)
    1:29
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Air 51. Come, Sweet Lass. Come, Sweet Lass (Lucy)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Dialogue. All This Wheedling of Lucy Cannot Be for Nothing (Polly)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Dialogue. Come, Miss Polly (Lucy/Polly)
    0:51
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Dialogue. Set Your Heart to Rest, Captain (Lockit/Peachum/Lucy/Polly)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Air 52. The Last Time I Went o'er the Moor (Polly/Lucy/Macheath/Peachum)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Air 53. Tom Tinker's My True Love (Macheath/Polly)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Air 54. I Am a Poor Shepherd Undone (Polly/Lucy)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Air 55. Ianthe the Lovely (Barrett). When He Holds Up His Hand (Lucy/Lockit)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Air 56. A Cobbler There Was (Attrib. Leveridge) (Lockit/Peachum)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Air 57. Bonny Dundee. The Charge Is Prepar'd (Macheath)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Dialogue. Follow Them, Filch, to the Court (Polly/Lucy)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Air 58-66. O Cruel, Cruel, Cruel Case! ... Why Are Mine Eyes Still Flowing (Macheath)
    3:18
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Air 67. Green Sleeves. Since Laws Were Made for Ev'ry Degree (Macheath/Jailer)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Dialogue. For My Having Broke Prison (Macheath/Matt/Jailer)
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    Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Dialogue. My Dear Lucy, My Dear Polly (Macheath/Polly/Lucy)
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     Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Air 68. All You That Must Take a Leap. Would I Might Be Hang'd! (Lucy/Polly/Macheath/Jailer)
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     Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Dialogue. But, Honest Friend (Player/Beggar)
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     Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Dialogue. So, It Seems, I Am Not Left to My Choice (Macheath/Company)
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     Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Arr. Pepusch, Ed. Barlow), Act III: Air 69. Lumps of Pudding. Thus I Stand Like the Turk (Macheath)
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