Mister Beak Doctor

from The Kilogram of Gold by Paul Kotheimer

/

about

Anonymous 16th century poem found on pp. 94-95 of The Black Death: A Chronicle of the Plague, by Johannes Nohn, as reprinted in the Wikipedia article, Beak doctor costume. Music by PK. Guitar, vocal, and drum by PK.

lyrics

Mister Beak Doctor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beak_doctor_costume#cite_note-17

As may be seen on picture here,

In Rome the doctors do appear,

When to their patients they are called,

In places by the plague appalled,


Their hats and cloaks, of fashion new,

Are made of oilcloth, dark of hue,

Their caps with glasses are designed,

Their bills with antidotes all lined,


That foulsome air may do no harm,

Nor cause the doctor man alarm,

The staff in hand must serve to show

Their noble trade where'er they go.

credits

from The Kilogram of Gold, released June 3, 2011

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Paul Kotheimer image

Paul Kotheimer Urbana, Illinois

For well over 30 years now, Paul Kotheimer has been writing songs. And then recording them. And then putting them together into albums.
At first, way way back in the actual 1980s, he used a cassette player and a microphone from Radio Shack. Now he's the proprietor of Pillow Monster Home Studio, complete with lots of musical instruments and recording gear and one actual pillow monster. YAY MUSIC! ... more

contact / help

Contact Paul Kotheimer

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Paul Kotheimer, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featured guests are the golden-voiced Baby Rose and psyche soulsters Brainstory.
listen now