CANZONETS TO THREE VOICES NEWLY COMPOSED BY HENRY YOU'LL practitioner IN THE ART OF MUSIC. 1608 IN LONDON PRINTED BY THOMAS ESTE, the assign of William Barley. ☞ CANTUS. ☜ To the virtuous Gentlemen Mr. Nicholas Bacon, Mr. Philip Bacon, Mr. Nathaniel Bacon, and Mr. Lionel Bacon, Sons to the Worshipful Mr. Edward Bacon Esquire, Henry You'll wisheth all happiness both here and hereafter. COurteous Gentlemen, these Canzonets of mine being ended, according as my ability therein and the leisure allotted me from other necessary employments would permit, as now, so long since willingly would they have offered themselves unto you to be patronized of you, had not the manifold rubs which befell them in their way stayed them hitherto; better now than never. The action itself of impropriating the first fruits of your protection may perhaps at the first blush seem to be of great boldness, but to an indifferent censurer upon mature deliberation, the trespass of it will easily appear to be but Ueniall if any. For what Advocate is there (though but tasted of the rudiments of Law) who could not plead a reasonable excuse for it, if he were but informed of your industrious travailing in the liberal Sciences (whereof Music is one) with such willingness of mind and delight of heart and with such an ingenious disposition of liking and loving all whose footsteps do tend the same way with you. And yet that is not all. For these Sonnets of mine, if you mark them well, do seem to smile upon you, as challenging some former familiar acquaintance with you. And I dare say for them, that if they knew how, they would courteously salute you, and merrily relate what a solace their company was once to you, when as being but weak ones I nursed them amongst you. But if all this were not, yet your loving affections and bountiful kindness, which both your worshipful Parents and yourselves, have from time to time enlarged toward me, might well enough animate me in craving your favourable protection, for whom can a man better trust to, than those of whom he hath had former trial. Accept therefore I pray you, of these first fruits of my endeavours, accounting it no impeachment to any of you, that so small a thing is made common to all of you, you are I trust children of the most High, and therefore tied together by the band of the Spirit, you are all Brethren of the same Parents, and therefore tied together by the band of Nature: your education formerly hath been for the most part together, and your place of residence is now in one and the same University, as in a Nursery, and in one and the same place of that Nursery, and therefore you are tied together by the band of Society: far be it from me, that I should seem to go about to separate where they are so worthily knit together. The Lord knit you still surer and surer in love towards his Majesty, and one towards another, that you may so live together on earth, as that one day you may be crowned together with glory in heaven. Yours in all duty to his power Henry Youll. A TABLE OF ALL THE CANZONETS contained in this Book, EAch day of thine. I. Come Love le's walk. First part. II. In yonder dale. Second part. III. See where this Nymph. Third part. FOUR Pipe Shepherds, Pipe. V. Only joy now hear you are. VI Of sweet and dainty flowers. VII. Slow, slow, fresh fount. VIII. In pleasant summers Morning. IX. Once I thought to die for love. X. Awake sweet love. XI. Pity me, pity me. XII. Cease restless thoughts. XIII. Sweet Phillis stay. XIIII. The shepherds daughters. First part. XV. But behold where they. Second part. XVI. Say Shepherds say. First part. XVII. But though poor Sheep. Second part. XVIII. In the merry Month of May. XIX. Come merry Lads let us away. XX. Whiles joyful Spring-time lasteth. XXI. Early before the day doth Spring. XXII. Where are now those jolly swains. First part. XXIII. Now the country Lasses hie them. Se. part. XXIIII. FINIS. EAch day of thine sweet month of May, sweet ij. of May, Love makes a solemn ho- lie day, Each ij. each ij. Love makes a solemn holy day, Love ij. a solemn holy day: I will perform like duty, like duty, I ij. I will perform like duty, Since thou resemblest every way, eve- ry way, every way, Astrea Queen of beauty. Since thou resemblest every way Astrea Queen of beauty. Astrea Queen, Astrea Queen of beauty. COme Love le's walk into the Spring, le's walk into the Spring, le's ij. into the Spring, Where we may hear the black Bird sing, the ij. Where we may hear the black Bird sing, where ij. The Robin Redbreast and the Thrush, The Robin Redbreast and the Thrush, The Nightingale in thor- nigh bush, The ij. in thorny bush, The Nightingale in thorny bush, in thorny bush, The Mavis sweetly carolling, The ij. The Mavis sweetly caro-ing, These to my Love, These to my Love content will bring. These ij. to my Love content will bring. to my Love, to ij. ij. ij. to my Love content will bring. The Mavis sweetly carolling, The ij. The Mavis sweetly caro-ling, These to my Love, these to my Love content will bring. these ij. to my Love content will bring to my Love, to ij. ij. ij. to my love content will bring. IN vonder dale there are fine flowers, In ij. there are fine flowers, there are fine flowers, And many pleasant sha'- die bowers, many ij. And many pleasant sha'- die bowers, many pleasant shady bowers, A pirling brook whose silver streams, are beautified by Phoebus' beams, A pirling ij. A pirling brook whose silver streams, are beautified by Phoebus' beams, by Phoebus' beams, are ij. Which stealing through the trees for fear, stealing ij. the ij. for fear, Which stealing through the trees for fear, the trees for fear, Because Diana baths her there. Because Devil- a- na baths her there. baths her there. SEe where this Nymph with all her train, See where this Nymph with all her train, with ij. Comes tripping over the park amain, the park amain, comes ij. Comes tripping over the park amain, Comes ij. Comes tripping over the park amain: And in this grove here will she stay, and ij. And in this grove here will she stay, here ij. At barley break to sport and play, to ij. to sport and play, to ij. Where we may sit us down and see, Where ij. Fair Beauty mixed with Chastity. Fair ij. Fair Beauty mixed with Chastity. with Chastity. ij. with Chastity. Where we may sit us down and see, where ij. Fair beauty mixed with Chastity. Fair ij. Fair Beauty mixed with Chastity. with Chastity. with Chastity. with Chastity. PIpe shepherds pipe full merry merry merrily, Let sweetest Music sound on high, on high, Till all the Valleys, Till all the Valleys, the Valleys ring, Pipe shepherds pipe full merry merry merrily, Let sweetest Music sound on high, on high, Till all the Valleys, Till all the Valleys, the Valleys ring, This is the joyful bridal day of Coridon and Philida, of Coridon and Philida, Sing shepherds sweetly sing. Sing shepherds sweetly sing. sweetly sweetly sweetly sing. This is the joyful bridal day, Of Coridon and Philida, Of Coridon and Philida, Sing shepherds sweetly sing. Sing shepherds sweetly sing. sweetly sweetly sweetly sing. Only joy now hear you are, Fit to hear and ease my care, Only ij. Fit to hear and ease my care, Let my whispering voice obtain, Sweet reward for sharpest pain, Sweet reward for sharpest pain, Sweet reward, reward for sharpest pain. for sharpest pain, Take me to thee and thee to me, No no no no no my dear, my dear let be. No no no no no my dear, No no no no no my dear, No no my dear let be. Take me to thee and thee to me, No no no no no my dear, my dear let be. No no no no no my dear, No no no no no my dear, No no my dear let be. OF sweet and dainty flowers, Of sweet and dainty flowers, A garland I have dight, have dight, And many pleasant shady bowers, And ij. For my true loves delight, For ij. Adorned with Roses and Lilies, with ij. and Lilies, with Roses and Lilies, with ij. with ij. Sweet Violets, Sweet Violets Sweet Violets and Daffa Daffodils, Daffa ij. Daffa Daffa, Daffa Daffodils, Daffa Daffodils, Daffa Daffa, Daffa Daffodils, Sweet Violets, Sweet Violets, Sweet Violets and Daffa Daffodils, Daffa Daffodils, Daffa Daffa Daffodils, Daffa Daffodils, Daffa Daffa, Daffa daffadillies down down dillies, Where she may sit and sing, Like Flora in her pride, Where ij. in her pride, Where ij. And welcome in the Spring, And welcome in the Spring, By her, by her, by her, By her thus beautified. beautified. By ij. thus beauti-fied. SLow, slow fresh fount, fresh fount, Slow, ij. Slow, slow fresh fount, keep time with my salt tears, Keep, ij. Yet slower, yet O faint-ly, gentle springs O, ij. List to the heavy part the Music bears, the heavy, ij. Woe weeps out her de- vision, when she sings, her. ij. Droop herbs and flowers, Fall grief in showers, Our beauties are not ours. Our, ij. Droop herbs and flowers, fall grief in showers, our beauty's are not ours. Our, ij. O I could still, Like melting Snow upon some craggy hill, some craggy hill, Drop, drop, drop, drop, drop, O drop, O drop, drop, Since nature's pride is now a withered Daffa- dill, a withered Daffa Daffa Daffodil. A withered Daffa Daffa Daffodil. A, ij. A, ij. A withered Daffa- dill. IN pleasant summers morning, In ij. pleasant summers morning, pleasant summers morning, Close shrouded in a grove, Close ij. Close shrouded in a grove, Amintas thus sat mourning. Amintas ij. sat mourning, sat mourning, For Scylla his fair love, For ij. O cruel Fates and spiteful, and spite- bookful, O cruel Fates, O cruel Fates and spiteful, Her absence I lament, Her ij. Her absence I lament, Whose presence so delightful, Did yield such sweet content, such ij. Did yield such sweet content, Did yield such sweet content, O cruel Fates and spiteful, and spiteful O ij. cruel Fates and spiteful, Her absence I lament, Her ij. la- meant, whose presence so delightful, Did yield such sweet content-such ij. such ij. Did yield such sweet content. ONnce I thought to die for Love, to die for Love, Till I found that women prove, Till ij. Traitors in their smiling, traitors in their smile, Traitors ij. They say men unconstant be, They ij. unconstant Bee, But they themselves love change we see, But ij. Till new grows old and old grows stale, And all is but beguiling. Till ij. And all is but beguiling, beguiling. And ij. Till new grows old and old grows stale, And all is but beguiling. Till ij. And all is b●t beguiling. beguiling. And all is but beguiling. AWake sweet Love, sweet Love, 'tis time to rise, 'tis time to rise, Phoebus is risen in the East, in the East, spreading his beams on those fair eyes, on ij. Which are in- closed▪ Which ij. Which are in- closed with nature's rest, Awake, Awake from heavy sleep, from heavy sleep, from ij. Which all thy thoughts in silence, in ij. in ij. in silence keep. Which all thy thoughts in silence keep. Awake, awake from heavy sleep, from ij. from heavy sleep, Which all thy thoughts in silence, in ij. in ij. in silence keep▪ which all thy thoughts in silence keep. Pity me, pity me mine own sweet jewel, pity me, O pity me, O pity me mine own sweet In- ell, Be not still un- kind, Be ij. and cruel, Be ij. and too too cruel, unkind and too too cru- ell. Come sit by me, Come sit by me, by me let us to- ge-ther sing, let ij. to- gether sing, And thou shalt be my bonny, bonny sweet, my bonny, bonny, bonny sweet darling. my ij. And thou shalt be my bonny, bonny sweet, my ij. my ij. my bonny sweet darling. Come sit by me. Come ij. Come sit by me let us to-gether sing, let ij. to-gether sing. And thou shalt be my bonny, bonny sweet, my bonny, bonny, bonny sweet darling. And ij. And thou shalt be my bonny sweet, my ij. my ij. my bonny sweet darling. CEase restless thoughts to vex my careful mind, to, ij. to ij. to vex my careful mind, And bid adieu to vain delights of love, to ij. to ij. And ij. to vain delights of love, Since Phillis she alas is proved unkind, is proved unkind, Since, ij. is proved un- kind, un- kind, Whom my complaints could not to pity move, to ij. to ij. to ij. to ij. pity, pity, pity move, pity move, Farewell unkind my silly sheep and I, my ij. my silly sheep and I, Henceforth will join in equal simpa- thy. in equal, equal sympathy. Farewell unkind my silly sheep and I, my ij. my silly sheep and I, Henceforth will join in equal simpa- thy. in equal, equal sympathy. SWeet Phillis stay let pity move thee, let ij. Sweet Phillis stay let pity pity move thee, Let O some pity Phillis pity move thee, O come again, O come again and take me with thee, O come again, O come again, O come again, O come and take me with thee, O come again, O come again, O come and take me with thee, O come again, O come again, O come and take me with thee, Be not still unkind and too too cruel, Be ij. and too too cruel, My only best beloved jewel, My ij. My ij. My best beloved jewel. THe shepherds daughters are all gone, the ij. Leaving their slocks to feed a- loan, Leaving ij. From the green wood, From ij. green wood fresh May to bring, From ij, fresh May to bring, green wood fresh May to bring, So sweetly they play, So ij. So ij. So sweetly they play, And sing all the way, And ij. And ij. And sing all the way, That fields and groves, with heavenly Music ring. That ij. with ij. That ij. with heavenly Music ring. with heavenly Music ring. But behold where they return along, But ij. With Daph- ne fair, with ij. their Virgin troops a- 'mong, their ij. Upon whose golden locks they all have set, Upon ij. have set, Of fragrant flowers, of ij. of ij. of ij. a seemly Coro- net, Of fragrant flowers, of ij. of ij. a seemly Coro- net, Sounding on high, on high in Daphne's praise, in ij. Sounding on high, on high in Daphne's praise, Sounding on high, on high in Daphne's praise, Pleasant songs, Pleasant songs and roundelays. and round- lays. roundelays. SAY shepherd say where is fair Phillis gone, Say ij. Thus careless- lie to leave her flock distressed, Thus ij. See how they wander up and down down down down alone, up and down, up and down down down down down a- loan, See how they wander up and down, up and down alone, down down down down alone, up and down, up and down a- loan, And mourn mourn mourn, And mourn, And mourn her absence whom they loved best, whom ij. And ij. While she forgetful of her silly sheep, While ij. her sil- lie sheep, Love stole her heart, Love ij. and all her thoughts doth keep. and ij. and all her thoughts doth keep. But though poor sheep fair Phillis thus do mourn, do mourn, do mourn, Yet willingly help thou their weak e- state. Yet ij. For she though careless, may again return, may ij. For ij. For ij. And love neglected, may convert to hate, love ij. when she rejoicing in her freedoms gain, in ij. That wan- tun boy despised shall re-maine. That ij. That ij. dispïsed shall remain. That ij. despised shall remain. IN the merry Month of May, The fields are decked with flowers gay, The ij. Fa la la la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la la. In the merry Month of May, The fields are decked with flowers gay, The ij. Fa la la la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la la. The woods and groves where birds do sing, Redubling echoes sweetly ring. Redubling ij. Fa la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la. The woods and groves where birds do sing, Redubling echoes sweetly ring. Redubling ij. Fa la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la, Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la, COme merry lads let us away, let ij. For Philliday our shepherds Queen, Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la. About the Maypole there doth stay, there doth stay, With all her Virgins clad in green, With ij. Fa la la la la. Fa la. Fa la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la. Hark hark hark hark hark, Hark I hear the Bagpipe sound, While they dance lightly on the ground. on the ground. Lirum Lirum Lirum Lirum ij. ij. ij. ij. ij. ij. Lirum Lirum. WHiles joyful spring time lasteth, Each thing of pleasure tasteth, And with delights abound, And ij. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la. Fa la la la. Whiles joyful spring time lasteth, Each thing of pleasure tasteth, And with delights abound, And ij. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la. Fa la la la. The Birds so sweetly singing, The flowers so freshly springing, With Nature's beauty crowned. With ij. beauty crowned, Fa la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la. Fa la la la la la la. Fa la la la la. The Birds so sweetly singing, The flowers so freshly springing. With Nature's beauty crowned, With ij. beauty crowned. Fa la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la. Fa la la la la la la. Fa la la la la. Early before the day doth spring, doth spring, Let us awake my Muse and sing, It is no time to slumber, It is no time to slumber. It ij. Fa la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la. So many joys this time doth bring, doth bring, So ij. this ij. As time will fail, time will fail to number. Fa la la la la la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la. Fa la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la. Fa la la. Fa la la la la la la la la la. So many etc. WHere are now those jolly swains, That were wont to grace these plains, to ij. And in their merry merry merry merry veins, Sing Fa la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la. Where are now those jolly swains, That were wont to grace these plains, to ij. And in their merry merry merry merry veins, Sing Fa la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la. Now they have time and leisure, They're gone to take their pleasure, They're ij. Each one to dance his measure, And sing Fa la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la. Now they have time and leisure, They're gone to take their pleasure, They're ij. Each one to dance his measure, And sing Fa la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la, NOw the country lasses hie them, And these merry merry lads they spy them, And still as they come nigh them, Sing Fa la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la. Now the country lasses hie them, And these merry merry lads they spy them, And still as they come nigh them, Sing Fa la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la. This is a merry merry merry merry merry merry merry merry greeting, each one doth kiss his sweeting, and this is their first meeting, their first meeting, Sing Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la. This is a merry merry merry merry merry merry merry merry greeting, Each one doth kiss his sweeting, And this is their first meeting, their first meeting. Sing Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la. FINIS. CANZONETS TO THREE VOICES NEWLY COMPOSED BY HENRY YOU'LL practitioner IN THE ART OF MUSIC. 1608 IN LONDON PRINTED BY THOMAS ESTE, the assign of William Barley. ☞ ALTUS. ☜ To the virtuous Gentlemen Mr. Nicholas Bacon, Mr. Philip Bacon, Mr. Nathaniel Bacon, and Mr. Lionel Bacon, Sons to the Worshipful Mr. Edward Bacon Esquire, Henry You'll wisheth all happiness both here and hereafter. COurteous Gentlemen, these Canzonets of mine being ended, according as my ability therein and the leisure allotted me from other necessary employments would permit, as now, so long since willingly would they have offered themselves unto you to be patronized of you, had not the manifold rubs which befell them in their way stayed them hitherto; better now than never. The action itself of impropriating the first fruits of your protection may perhaps at the first blush seem to be of great boldness, but to an indifferent censurer upon mature deliberation, the trespass of it will easily appear to be but Ueniall if any. For what Advocate is there (though but tasted of the rudiments of Law) who could not plead a reasonable excuse for it, if he were but informed of your industrious travailing in the liberal Sciences (whereof Music is one) with such willingness of mind and delight of heart and with such an ingenious disposition of liking and loving all whose footsteps do tend the same way with you. And yet that is not all. For these Sonnets of mine, if you mark them well, do seem to smile upon you, as challenging some former familiar acquaintance with you. And I dare say for them, that if they knew how, they would courteously salute you, and merrily relate what a solace their company was once to you, when as being but weak ones I nursed them amongst you. But if all this were not, yet your loving affections and bountiful kindness, which both your worshipful Parents and yourselves, have from time to time enlarged toward me, might well enough animate me in craving your favourable protection, for whom can a man better trust to, than those of whom he hath had former trial. Accept therefore I pray you, of these first fruits of my endeavours, accounting it no impeachment to any of you, that so small a thing is made common to all of you, you are I trust children of the most High, and therefore tied together by the band of the Spirit, you are all Brethren of the same Parents, and therefore tied together by the band of Nature: your education formerly hath been for the most part together, and your place of residence is now in one and the same University, as in a Nursery, and in one and the same place of that Nursery, and therefore you are tied together by the band of Society: far be it from me, that I should seem to go about to separate where they are so worthily knit together. The Lord knit you still surer and surer in love towards his Majesty, and one towards another, that you may so live together on earth, as that one day you may be crowned together with glory in heaven. Yours in all duty to his power Henry Youll. A TABLE OF ALL THE CANZONETS contained in this Book. EAch day of thine. I. Come Love le's walk. First part. II. In yonder dale. Second part. III. See where this Nymph. Third part. FOUR Pipe Shepherds, Pipe. V. Only joy now hear you are. VI Of sweet and dainty flowers. VII. Slow, slow, fresh fount. VIII. In pleasant summers Morning. IX. Once I thought to die for love. X. Awake sweet love. XI. Pity me, pity me. XII. Cease restless thoughts. XIII. Sweet Phillis stay. XIIII. The shepherds daughters. First part. XV. But behold where they. Second part. XVI. Say Shepherds say. First part. XVII. But though poor Sheep. Second part. XVIII. In the merry Month of May. XIX. Come merry Lads let us away. XX. Whiles joyful Spring-time lasteth. XXI. Early before the day doth Spring. XXII. Where are now those jolly swains. First part. XXIII. Now the country Lasses hie them. Se. part. XXIIII. FINIS. EAch day of thine sweet month of May, sweet ij. Love makes a solemn holy day, Each ij. sweet month of May, Each ij. Love makes a solemn holy day, Love makes a solemn holy day, Each ij. Love ij. I will perform like duty, I ij. I will perform like duty, Since thou resemblest every way Astrea Queen of beauty. Astrea Queen of beauty. Astrea Queen of beauty▪ Astrea Queen, Astrea Queen, Astrea Queen of beauty. 〈…〉 COme Love le's walk into the Spring, le's ij. into the Spring, Come ij. Where we may hear the black Bird sing, where ij. Where we may hear the black Bird sing, the black Bird sing, The Robin Redbreast and the Thrush, The Robin Redbreast and the Thrush, The Nightingale in thorny bush, The ij. thorny bush, The Nightingale in thorny bush, The ij. The Mavis sweetly carolling, The ij. The Mavis sweetly caro-ling, These to my Love, these ij. These to my Love content will bring. These ij. These ij. to my Love, to ij. ij. ij. to mylove content will bring. The Mavis sweetly carolling, The ij. The ij. These to my Love, these ij. these to my Love content will bring. these ij. these ij. to my Love, to ij. ij. ij. to my Love content will bring. IN yonder dale there are fine flowers. In ij. In ij. In yonder dale there are fine flowers, there are fine flowers, And many pleasant sha'- die bowers, And ij. And ma- ny pleasant sha'- die bowers, and many plea-sant sha'- die bowers, A pirling brook whose silver streams, are beautified by Phoebus' beams, by ij. are ij. A pirling brook whose silver streams, are beautified by Phoebus' beams, A pirling, ij. Which stealing through the trees for fear, Which stea-ling through the trees for fear, Which ij. Be- cause Di-a-na baths her there. baths her there. Because Di-a-na baths her there. SHe where this Nymph with all her train, with ij. See ij. Comes tripping over the park amain, the park amain, Comes ij. Comes tripping over the park amain, Comes ij. And in this grove here will she stay, And ij. And in this grove here will she stay, here ij. At barley break to sport and play, to ij. to sport and play, to ij. Where we may sit us down and see, Where ij. Fair Beauty mixed with Chastity. with Chastity. Fair ij. Fair ij. with Chastitie-with Chastity. with Chastity. Chastity. Where we may sit us down and see, where ij. Fair beauty mixed with Chastity. with Chastity. Fair ij. Fair Beauty mixed with Chastity. with Chastity. with Chastity. with Chastity. Chastity. PIpe shepherds pipe full merry merry meri- lie, Let sweetest▪ Music sound on high, on high, Till all the Valleys, Till ij. Till all the Valleys ring, Pipe shepherds pipe full merry merry meri- lie, Let sweetest Music sound on high, on high, Till all the Valleys, Till ij. Till all the Valleys ring, This is the joyful bridal day Of Coridon and Philida, Of ij. Sing shepherds sweetly sing. sweetly sing. sweetly sweetly sweetly sing. This is the joyful bridal day, Of Coridon and Philida, Of Coridon and Philida, Sing shepherds sweetly sing. sweetly sing, sweetly sweetly sweetly sing. Only joy now hear you are, Fit to hear and ease my care, Only ij. you are, Fit to hear and ease my care, Let my whispering voice obtain, Sweet reward for sharpest pain, Sweet reward for sharpest pain, for sharpest pain, Sweet ij. sharpest pain. Take me to thee and thee to me, No no no no no no no no no my dear, my dear let be. No no no no no my dear, No no no no no my dear, my dear let be. Take me to thee and thee to me, No no no no no no no no no my dear, my dear let be. No no no no no my dear, No no no no no my dear, my dear let be. OF sweet and dainty flowers, sweet and dainty flowers, Of ij. A garland I have dight, A ij And many pleasant shady bowers, For my true loves delight, For ij. Adorned with Roses and Lilies, with ij. with ij. with Roses and Lilies, with ij. with Roses and Lilies, Sweet Violets, Sweet Violets, Sweet Violets and Daffa Daffodils, Daffa ij. ij. Daffa dillies, Daffa Daffodils, Daffa ij. ij. ij. ij. Daffa dillies, Sweet Violets, Sweet Violets, Sweet Violets and Daffa Daffodils, Daffa ij. ij. Daffa dillies, Daffa Daffodils, Daffa ij. ij. ij. ij. Daffodils down 〈◊〉 Where she may sit and sing, Like Flora in her pride, Where ij. Where ij. she may sit and sing like Flora in her pride, And▪ welcome in the Spring, And welcome in the Spring, By her, by her, by her, By her thus beauti- fied. By her thus beautified beautified. SLow, slow fresh fount, Slow fresh fount, Keep time with my salt tears, Keep, ij. Yet slower, yet O faint-ly, gentle spring. Yet, ij. List to the heavy part the Music bears, the heavy part the Music bears▪ Music bears. Woe weeps out her de- vision, when she sings, Woe weeps out her division when she sings. Droop herbs and flowers, Fall grief in showers, grief in showers, Our beauty's are not ours. Our, ij. Droop herbs and flowers, fall grief in showers, grief in showers, our beauties are not ours. Our, ij. O I could still, Like melting Snow upon some craggy hill, upon some craggy hill, Drop, 〈◊〉 drop, drop, drop, O drop, drop, Since nature's pride is now a withered Daffa- dill, a withered Daffa, Daffa Daffodil. Since, ij. is, ij. A withered Daffa Daffodil Daffa dill. IN pleasant summers morning, In pleasant summers morning, pleasant summers morning, Close shrouded in a grove, Close shrouded in a grove, Close ij. Amintas thus sat mourning, Amintas ij. sat mourning, sat mourning, For Scylla his fair love, For ij. O cruel Fates and spiteful, and spiteful, O ij. cruel Fates and spiteful, Her absence I lament, Her ij. la- meant, whose presence so delightful, Did yield such sweet content-such ij. such ij. Did yield such sweet content. O cruel Fates and spiteful, and spite- bookful, O cruel Fates, O cruel Fates and spiteful, Her absence I lament, Her ij. Her absence I lament, Whose presence so delightful, Did yield such sweet content, such ij. Did yield such sweet content, Did yield such sweet content. ONnce I thought to die for Love, for Love, Once ij. Till I found that women prove, Till I found that women prove, Traitors in their sini- ling, Traitors in their smy-ling, traitors ij. They say men unconstant be, They ij. unconstant be, But they themselves love change we see, But ij. Till new grows old and old grows stale, Till ij. And all is but beguiling. beguiling, ij. ij. is but beguiling. Till new grows old and old grows stale, Till ij. And all is but beguiling▪ beguiling, ij. beguiling. is but beguiling. AWake sweet Love, sweet Love 'tis time to rise, time to rise, Phoebus is risen in the East, spreading his beams on those fair eyes, on ij. Which are in- closed, Which ij. in- closed, Whic● are in- closed with nature's rest, Awake, Awake from heavy sleep, from ij. from heavy sleep, Which all thy thoughts, thy thoughts in silence, in ij. in silence keep. Which all thy thoughts in silence keep. Awake, awake from heavy sleep, from ij. from heavy sleep, Which all thy thoughts, thy thoughts in silence, in ij. in silence keep. Which all thy thoughts in silence keep. Pity me, pity me mine own sweet jewel, mine own sweet jewel. Be not still un- kind Be ij. and cru- ell, and too too cruel. Come sit by me. Come ij. Come sit by me let us to-gether sing, let ij. to-gether sing. And thou shalt be my bonny, bonny sweet, my bonny, bonny, bonny sweet darling. And ij. And thou shalt be my bonny sweet, my ij. my ij. my bonny sweet darling. Come sit by me, Come sit by me, by me let us to-ge-ther sing, let ij. to- gether sing, And thou shalt be my bonny, bonny sweet, my bonny, bonny, bonny sweet darling. my ij. And thou shalt be my bonny, bonny sweet, my bonny, bonny sweet, my ij. my bonny sweet darling. CEase restless thoughts to vex my careful mind, to ij. to vex my care- bookful mind, And bid adieu to vain delights of love, And ij. And ij. And bid adieu to vain delights, to ij. of love, Since Phillis she alas is proved un- kind, is ij. un- kind, Since, ij. un- kind, Whom my complaints could not to pity move, could ij. pity, pity, pity, pit- tie move, Farewell unkind my silly sheep and I, my ij. my silly sheep and I, Henceforth will join in equal simpa- thy. in equal, equal simpa- thy. Farewell unkind my silly sheep and I, my ij. my silly sheep and I, Henceforth will join in equal simpa- thy. in equal, equal simpa- thy. SWeet Phillis stay let pity move thee; Let O some pity move thee, Sweet ij. Sweet Phillis stay let pity Phillis move thee, O come again, O come again, O come and take me with thee, O come again, O come again, O come and take me with thee, O come again, O come again and take me with thee, O come again, O ij. O come again, O come and take me with thee, Be not still unkind and too too cruel, Be ij. and too too cru- ell, My only best be- loved jewel, My ij. My ij. My only best beloved jew- ell. THe shepherds daughters are all gone, The ij. all gone, Leaving their slocks to feed a- loan, Leaving ij. From the green wood fresh May to bring, green wood fresh May to bring, From ij, From ij. green wood fresh May to bring, So sweetly they play, So ij. So ij. And sing all the way, And ij. And sing all the way, That fields and groves, with heavenly Music ring. That ij. That ij. with heavenly Music ring-with heavenly Music ring. But behold where they return, return along, But ij. along, With Daph- ne fair, With Daph ne fair, With Daphne fair their Virgin troops among, their ij. Upon whose golden locks they all have set, they ij. they all have set, they all have set, Of fragrant flowers, of ij. of ij. of ij. a seemly Coro- net, Of fragrant flowers, of ij. of ij. a seemly Coro- net, Sounding on high, on high in Daphne's praise, Sounding on high, on high in Daphne's praise, Pleasant songs, Pleasant songs and round- lays. and round- lays and roundelays, SAY shepherd say where is fair Phillis, where is fair Phillis gone, where is my sweet Phillis gone, Thus carelessly to leave, to leave her flock di-strest, Thus ij. See how they wander up and down, up and down alone, down down down down alone, up and down, up ij. alone, See how they wander up and down down down down alone, up and down, up ij. down down, ij. ij. a- loan, And mourn, ij. And mourn her absence whom they loved best, And ij. And ij. While she forgetful of her silly sheep, While ij. her silly sheep, Love stole her heart, Love ij. love stole her heart and all her thoughts doth keep and ij. and all her thoughts doth keep. But though poor sheep fair Phillis thus do mourn, do mourn, But ij. Yet willingly help thou their weak estate. Yet ij. For she though careless, may again return, may ij. For ij. again, return, And love neglected, And ij. may convert to hate, when she rejoicing in her freedoms gain, her ij. when ij. That wanton boy despised shall re-maine. That ij. That ij. dis- pised shall re-maine. shall re-maine. IN the merry Month of May, The fields are decked with flowers gay, Fa la la la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la. In the merry Month of May, The fields are decked with flowers gay, Fa la la la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la. The woods and groves where birds do sing, Redubling echoes sweetly ring. redubling ij. Fa la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la. The woods and groves where birds do sing, Redubling echoes sweetly ring. redubling ij. Fa la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la. COme merry lads let us away, let ij. For Philliday our shepherds Queen, Fa la la la la la. Fa la la la la la. Fa la la. Fa la la la. About the Maypole there doth stay, there doth stay, With all her Virgins clad in green, With ij. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la. Fa la. Fa la la la la la la la. Hark hark hark hark hark I hear the Bagpipe sound, While they dance lightly on the ground. While they dance lightly on the ground. Lirum Lirum ij. ij. ij. ij. ij. ij. ij. ij. Lirum Lirum. WHiles joyful spring time lasteth, Each thing of pleasure tasteth, And with delights abound, And ij. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la. Whiles joyful spring time lasteth, Each thing of pleasure tasteth, And with delights abound, And ij. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la. The Birds so sweetly singing, The flowers so freshly springing, With Nature's beauty crowned. With ij. Fa la la la la la. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la. The Birds so sweetly singing, The flowers so freshly springing. With Nature's beauty crowned, With ij. Fa la la la la la. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la. Early before the day doth spring, the ij. Let us awake my Muse and sing, It is no time to slumber, It is no time, no time to slumber. Fa la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la la la la la. So many joys this time doth bring, doth bring, So ij. As time will fail, time will fail to number. Fa la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la. So etc. WHere are now those jolly swains, That were wont to grace these plains, to ij. And in their merry merry merry merry veins, Sing Fa la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la la. Where are now those jolly swains, That were wont to grace these plains, to ij. And in their merry merry merry merry veins, Sing Fa la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la la. Now they have time and leisure, They're gone to take their pleasure, They're ij. Each one to dance his measure, And sing Fa la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la. Now they have time and leisure, They're gone to take their pleasure, They're ij. Each one to dance his measure, And sing Fa la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la. Fa la la la la la. NOw the country lasses hie them, And these merry merry lads they spy them, And still as they come nigh them, Sing Fa la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la. Now the country lasses hie them, And these merry merry lads they spy them, And still as they come nigh them, Sing Fa la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la. This is a merry merry merry merry merry merry merry merry greeting, each one doth kiss his sweeting, and this is their first meeting, Sing Fa la la la la la. Fa la la la la. This is a merry merry merry merry merry merry merry merry greeting, Each one doth kiss his sweeting, And this is their first meeting, Sing Fa la la la la la. Fa la la la la. FINIS. CANZONETS TO THREE VOICES NEWLY COMPOSED BY HENRY YOU'LL practitioner IN THE ART OF MUSIC. 1608 IN LONDON PRINTED BY THOMAS ESTE, the assign of William Barley. ☞ BASSUS. ☜ To the virtuous Gentlemen Mr. Nicholas Bacon, Mr. Philip Bacon, Mr. Nathaniel Bacon, and Mr. Lionel Bacon, Sons to the Worshipful Mr. Edward Bacon Esquire, Henry You'll wisheth all happiness both here and hereafter. COurteous Gentlemen, these Canzonets of mine being ended, according as my ability therein and the leisure allotted me from other necessary employments would permit, as now, so long since willingly would they have offered themselves unto you to be patronized of you, had not the manifold rubs which befell them in their way stayed them hitherto; better now than never. The action itself of impropriating the first fruits of your protection may perhaps at the first blush seem to be of great boldness, but to an indifferent censurer upon mature deliberation, the trespass of it will easily appear to be but Ueniall if any. For what Advocate is there (though but tasted of the rudiments of Law) who could not plead a reasonable excuse for it, if he were but informed of your industrious travailing in the liberal Sciences (whereof Music is one) with such willingness of mind and delight of heart and with such an ingenious disposition of liking and loving all whose footsteps do tend the same way with you. And yet that is not all. For these Sonnets of mine, if you mark them well, do seem to smile upon you, as challenging some former familiar acquaintance with you. And I dare say for them, that if they knew how, they would courteously salute you, and merrily relate what a solace their company was once to you, when as being but weak ones I nursed them amongst you. ` But if all this were not, yet your loving affections and bountiful kindness, which both your worshipful Parents and yourselves, have from time to time enlarged toward me, might well enough animate me in craving your favourable protection, for whom can a man better trust to, than those of whom he hath had former trial. Accept therefore I pray you, of these first fruits of my endeavours, accounting it no impeachment to any of you, that so small a thing is made common to all of you, you are I trust children of the most High, and therefore tied together by the band of the Spirit, you are all Brethren of the same Parents, and therefore tied together by the band of Nature: your education formerly hath been for the most part together, and your place of residence is now in one and the same University, as in a Nursery, and in one and the same place of that Nursery, and therefore you are tied together by the band of Society: far be it from me, that I should seem to go about to separate where they are so worthily knit together. The Lord knit you still surer and surer in love towards his Majesty, and one towards another, that you may so live together on earth, as that one day you may be crowned together with glory in heaven. Yours in all duty to his power Henry Youll. A TABLE OF ALL THE CANZONETS contained in this Book. EAch day of thine. I. Come Love le's walk. First part. II. In yonder dale. Second part. III. See where this Nymph. Third part. FOUR Pipe Shepherds, Pipe. V. Only joy now hear you are. VI Of sweet and dainty flowers. VII. Slow, slow, fresh fount. VIII. In pleasant summers Morning. IX. Once I thought to die for love. X. Awake sweet love. XI. Pity me, pity me. XII. Cease restless thoughts. XIII. Sweet Phillis stay. XIIII. The shepherds daughters. First part. XV. But behold where they. Second part. XVI. Say Shepherds say. First part. XVII. But though poor Sheep. Second part. XVIII. In the merry Month of May. XIX. Come merry Lads let us away. XX. Whiles joyful Spring-time lasteth. XXI. Early before the day doth Spring. XXII. Where are now those jolly swains. First part. XXIII. Now the country Lasses hie them. Se. part. XXIIII. FINIS. EAch day of thine sweet month of May, of May, Love makes a solemn holy day, Love makes a solemn holy day, a solemn holy day, Each ij. Love makes a solemn ho- lie day, a solemn holy day, Love ij. a solemn holy day. I will perform like duty, I ij. I will perform like duty, Since thou resemblest every way Astrea. Queen of beauty. Since thou resemblest eve-ry weigh Astrea Queen of beauty. Astre- a Queen, Astrea Queen, Astrea Queen of beauty. COme Love le's walk into the Spring, le's ij. Come Love le's walk into the Spring, le's walk into the Spring, Where we may hear the black Bird sing, where ij. The Robin Redbreast and the Thrush, The Robin Redbreast and the Thrush, The Nightingale in thorny bush, The Nightingale in thorny bush, The ij. The Mavis sweetly carolling, The ij. The Mavis sweetly carolling, These to my Love content will bring. These ij. These to my Love content▪ content will bring. to my Love content will bring. The Mavis sweetly carolling, The ij. The Mavis sweetly carolling, These to my Love content will bring. these ij. These to my Love content, content will bring. to my Love content will bring. IN yonder dale there are fine flowers, there ij. In ij. In yonder dale there are fine flowers, yonder ij. there are fine flowers, And many pleasant sha'- die bowers, And ij. sha'- die bowers, and many pleasant sha'- die bowers, A pirling brook whose silver streams, whose ij. A pirling brook whose silver streams, are beautified by Phoebus' beams, A ij. whose ij. A pirling brook whose silver streams are beautified by Phoebus' beams, Which stealing through the trees for fear, the trees for fear. Which ij. Which stealing through the trees for fear, Because Di-a-na baths her there. baths her there. Because Di-a-na baths her there. SEe where this Nymph with all her train, See where this Nymph with all her train, Comes tripping over the park amain, Comes ij. Comes tripping over the park amain, Comes ij. a main, And in this grove here will she stay, And ij. And in this grove here will she stay, here ij. At barley break to sport and play, to ij. to sport, to sport and play, Where we may sit us down and see, Where ij. Fair Beauty mixed with Chastity. Fair ij. Fair ij. with Chastity. Where we may sit us down and see, where ij. Fair beauty mixed with Chastity. Fair ij. Fair Beauty mixed with Chastity. with Chastity. PIpe shepherds pipe full merry merrily, Let sweetest Music sound on high, on high, Till all the Valleys, Till ij. Till ij. the Valleys ring, Pipe shepherds pipe full merry merrily, Let sweetest Music sound on high, on high, Till all the Valleys, Till ij. Till ij, the Valleys ring, This is the joyful bridal day, Of Coridon and Philida, Coridon and Philida, Sing shepherds, sing shepherds sweetly sing, sweetly sweetly sweetly sing. This is the joyful bridal day, Of Coridon and Philida, Coridon and Philida, Sing shepherds, sing shepherds sweetly sing, sweetly sweetly sweetly sing. Only joy now hear you are, Fit to hear and ease my care, Only ij. Fit to hear and ease my care, Let my whispering voice obtain, Let ij. Sweet reward for sharpest pain, Sweet reward for sharpest pain, for sharp- est pain, for sharpest pain. Take me to thee and thee to me, No no no no no no no no no no no no my dear let be. No no no no my dear, No no my dear, No no no no my dear, no my dear, No no no no no my dear let be. Take me to thee and thee to me, No no no no no no no no no no no no my dear let be. No no no no my dear, No no my dear, No no no no my dear, no my dear, No no no no no my dear let be. OF sweet and dainty flowers, sweet and dainty flowers, Of ij. dainty flowers, A garland I have dight, And many pleasant shady bowers, And ij. For my true loves delight, delight, Adorned with Roses and Lilies, with ij. with Roses and Lilies, with ij. with Roses and Lilies, Sweet Violets, Sweet Violets Sweet Violets and Daffa Daffodils, Daffa Daffodils, Daffa Daffa dillies, Violets and Daffodils, Sweet Violets, Sweet Violets, Sweet Violets and Daffa Daffa dillies, Daffa Daffodils, Daffa Daffa dil- lies, Violets and Daffodils down down dillies, Where she may sit and sing, Like Flora in her pride, Where ij. Where she may sit and sing like Flo- ra in her pride, And welcome in the Spring, And welcome in the Spring, By her, by her, by her, By her thus beau-ti-fied. thus beautified. SLow, slow f●esh fount, Slow, ij. Keep time with my salt tears, Keep, ij. with my salt tears. Yet slower, yet O faint-ly, gentle springs. O faintly, faintly gentle springs. List to the ●ea- vie part the Music bears, List to the heavy part the Music bears. Woe weeps out her de- vision, when she sings, Woe weeps out her division when she ng. Droop herbs and flowers, Fall grief in showers, Our beauties are not ours. Our, ij. Droop herbs and flowers, fall grief in showers, our beauty's ●re not ours. Our, ij. O I could still, Like melting Snow upon some craggy hill, upon ij. Drop, drop, drop, drop, drop, O drop, O drop, drop, Since nature's pride is now a withered Daffodil. Since nature's pride is now a withered Daffa, Daffa, Daffodil. Since, nature's pride is now a withered Daffodil. IN pleasant summers: Amintas thus sat mourning, Amintas thus sat mourning, Amintas ij. sat mourning, For Scylla his fair love, For ij. O cruel Fates and spiteful, O cruel Fates and spiteful, O ij. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 spiteful, Her absence I lament, Her ij. Whose presence so delightful, Did yield such sweet content. Did yield such sweet content. Did ij. O cruel Fates and spiteful, O cruel Fates and spiteful, O ij. spiteful, Her absence I lament, Her ij. Whose presence so delightful, Did yield such sweet content. Did ij. Did yield such sweet content. ●ONce I thought to die, to die for Love, to die for Love, Till I found that women prove, Till I found that women prove, Tr●itors in their smi-ling, Traitors in their smile, They say men unconstant be, unconstant Bee, They ij. But they themselves love change we see, But ij. Till new grows old and old grows stale, and old grows stale, And all is but beguiling. And ij, is but beguiling. Till new grows old and old grows stale, and old grows stale, And all is but beguiling. And ij. it but beguiling. AWake sweet Love, awake sweet Love 'tis time to rise, 'tis time to rise, Phoebus' is risen in the East, in the East, spreading his beams on those fair eyes, on ij. Which are enclosed, Which ij. Which ij. Which are enclosed with nature's rest, Awake, Awake from heavy sleep, from ij. from heavy sleep, Which all thy thoughts in silence, in ij. ij. in silence keep, Which all thy thoughts in silence keep, Awake, Awake from heavy sleep, from ij. from ij. Which all thy thoughts in silence in ij. in ij. in silence keep, which all thy thoughts in silence keep. Pity me, pity me mine own sweet jewel, O pity me, O pity me mine own sweet jewel, Be not still unkind, Be, ij. and cruel, and too too cruel. Come sit by me, Come, ij. Come sit by me let us together sing, let ij. together sing, And thou shalt be my bonny, bonny, bonny sweet darling, And thou shalt be my bonny, bonny, bonny sweet darling, And ij. my ij. my ij. bonny sweet darling. Come sit by me. Come ij. Come sit by me let us together sing, let ij. together sing. And thou shalt be my bonny, bonny, bonny sweet darling. And ij. And ij. my ij. my ij. bonny sweet darling. CEase restless thoughts to vex my careful mind, to, ij. to vex my careful mind, And bid adieu to vain delights of love, And, ij. And, ij. And bid adieu to vain delights of love, Since Phillis she alas is proved unkind, unkind, Since, ij. is proved unkind, un- kind, Whom my complaints could not to pity move, to, ij. could, ij. pit- tie, pity move, to pity move: Farewell unkind my silly sheep and I, and I, Henceforth will join in equal sympathy. in equal, equal sympathy. Farewell unkind my silly sheep and I, and I, henceforth will join in equal sympathy. in equal, equal sympathy. SWeet Phillis stay let pity move thee, Sweet Phillis stay let pity move thee, Let O let some pity pity Phillis pity move thee, O come again, O come again and take me with thee, O come again, O come and take me with thee, O come again, O come again and take me with thee, O come again, O come and take me with thee, Be not still unkind, Be not still unkind and cruel, and too too cruel, My only best be- loved jewel, My only best be- loved jewel. my ij. my only best, My best beloved jewel, THe shepherds daughters are all gone, all gone, Leaving their flocks to feed alone, Leaving their flocks to feed alone, From the green wood, green wood fresh May to bring, From ij, From ij. green woodfresh May to bring, From ij. So sweetly they play, So ij. So sweetly they play, So ij. And sing all the way, the way, And ij. sing all the way, And ij. That fields and groves with heavenly Music ring. That fields and groves, That ij▪ with heavenly Music ring. with heavenly Music ring. But behold where they return along, along, With. Daph- ne fair, with Daph- ne fair their Virgin troops among, their ij. Upon whose golden locks they all have set, have set, Upon ij. Of fragrant flowers, of ij. Of fragrant flowers a seemly Coronet, Of fragrant flowers, of ij. of ij. a seemly Coronet, Sounding on high, on high in Daphne's praise, in Daphne's praise, Sounding on high, on high in Daphne's praise, Sounding on high in Daphne's praise, Pleasant songs, Pleasant songs, Pleasant songs and roundelays. Pleasant songs and roundelays. and roundelays. SAY shepherd say where is fair Phillis, where is fair Phillis gone, fair Phillis gone, Thus carelessly to leave her flock distressed, Thus ij. See how they wander up and down, up and down, down down down down alone, up and down alone, See how they wander up and down, up and down, down down down down a- loan, up and down alone, And mourn, And mourn, And mourn, And mourn her absence whom they loved best, And ij. loved best, While she for- getfull of her silly sheep, While ij. Love stole her heart, Love ij. Love ij. and all her thoughts doth keep. and all her thoughts doth keep. But though poor sheep fair Phillis thus do mourn, But ij. do mourn, do mourn, Yet willingly help thou their weak estate. Yet ij. For she though care●●●●● may again return, again return. For ij. For ij. And love neglected, may convert, convert to hate, when she rejoicing in her freedoms gain, when ij. That wanton boy despised shall remain. That ij. shall re-maine. IN the merry Month of May, The fields are decked with flowers gay, Fa la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la. In the merry Month of May, The fields are decked with flowers gay, Fa la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la. The woods and groves where birds do sing, Redubling echoes sweetly ring. Fa la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la. Fa la la la. The woods and groves where birds do sing, Redubling echoes sweetly ring. Fa la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la. Fa la la la. COme merry lads let us a- way, let us away, For Philli- day our shepherds Queen, Fa la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la. About the Maypole there doth stay, doth stay, With all her Virgins clad in green, With ij. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la. Fa la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la. Hark hark hark hark hark, hark hark hark I hear the Bagpipe sound, While they dance lightly on the ground. While ij. Lirum Lirum Lirum Lirum ij. ij. Lirum ij. ij. ij. ij. Lirum Lirum. WHiles joyful spring time lasteth, Each thing of pleasure tasteth, And with delights abound, And ij. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la la la. Whiles joyful spring time lasteth, Each thing of pleasure tasteth, And with delights abound, And ij. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la la la. The Birds so sweetly singing, The flowers so freshly springing, With Nature's beauty crowned. With ij. Fa la la la la la la. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la. Fa la la la la la la la. The Birds so sweetly singing, The flowers so freshly springing. With Nature's beauty crowned, With ij. Fa la la la la la la. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la. Fa la la la la la la la. Early before the day doth spring, the ij. Let us awake my Muse and sing, It is no time to slumber, no time, no time, no time to slumber. Fa la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la. Fa la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la la. So many joys this time doth bring, So ij. doth bring, As time will fail, time will fail, time will fail, to number. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la. So WHere are now those jolly swains, That were wont to grace these plains, to ij. And in their merry merry merry merry veins, Sing Fa la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la. Where are now those jolly swains, That were wont to grace these plains, to ij. And in their merry merry merry merry veins, Sing Fa la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la. Now they have time and leisure, They're gone to take their pleasure, They're ij. Each one to dance his measure, And sing Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la la. Now they have time and leisure, They're gone to take their pleasure, They're ij. Each one to dance his measure, And sing Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la la. NOw the country lasses hie them, And these merry merry lads they spy them, And still as they come nigh them, Sing Fa la la la. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la. Now the country lasses hie them, And these merry merry lads they spy them, And still as they come nigh them, Sing Fa la la la. Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la. This is a merry merry merry merry merry merry merry merry greeting, Each one doth kiss his sweeting, And this is their first meeting, Sing Fa la la la la la. Fa la la la la. This is a merry merry merry merry merry merry merry merry greeting, Each one doth kiss his sweating, And this is their first meeting, Sing Fa la la la la la. Fa la la la la. FINIS.