To Anacreon in Heaven

To Anacreon in Heaven is actually a drinking song from an old British Studentscodex.
Other Versions:

• Youtube: To Anacreon in Heaven
• Youtube: Drinking Song Traditional English

See also (in dutch):

• Wikipedia:Anacreon
• 't Zal Wel Gaan (Gent)
• Codex Studiosorum Bruxellensis 

These are the lyrics of this song:

To Anacreon in Heaven, where he sat in full glee,
A few Sons of Harmony sent a petition;
That he their Inspirer and Patron wou'd be;
When this answer arrived from the Jolly Old Grecian;
"Voice, Fiddle, and Flute,
No longer be mute,
I'll lend you my name and inspire you to boot,
And besides I'll instruct you like me, to intwine,
The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine!"