O Mistress Mine

O, mistress mine! Where are you roaming? Oh, stay and hear: your true love's coming That can sing both high and low Trip no further, pretty sweeting Journeys end in lovers meeting Every wise man's son doth know Trip no further, pretty sweeting Journeys end in lovers meeting Every wise man's son doth know What is love? 'Tis not hereafter Present mirth hath present laughter What's to come is still unsure In delay there lies no plenty Then come kiss me, sweet and twenty Youth's a stuff will not endure

O Mistress Mine Words by William Shakespeare Music by John Harle Performed by John Harle featuring Elvis Costello Musicians Elvis Costello - vocals John Harle - saxophones, keyboards Steve Lodder - keyboards, chamber organ Mitch Dalton - guitars Roy Babbington - double bass John Harle Band Balenescu Quartet Recorded November 3-4, 1995, Abbey Road (Studio 3), London Released August 25, 1996 Albums John Harle - Terror And Magnificence, 1996 The Juliet Letters (Rhino reissue), 2006 Soundtracks Songs From A History Of Britain, 2001 Length 4:03 First known performance:  October 19, 1996, Aberdeen, Scotland Last known performance:  June 23, 2013, Canterbury, Kent      (14 known performances)

Internal links

• Elvis Costello Home Page: The Juliet Letters  •  lyrics  •  TJL info page 1
• Lyrics

External links

• Elvis Costello Reissues: The Juliet Letters