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Damætas ligge in praise of his Loue.
Iolly Sheepheard, Sheepheard on a hill
on a hill so merrily,
on a hill so cherily,
Feare not Sheepheard there to pipe thy fill,
Fill euery Dale, fill euery Plaine:
both sing and say; Loue feeles no paine.
on a hill so merrily,
on a hill so cherily,
Feare not Sheepheard there to pipe thy fill,
Fill euery Dale, fill euery Plaine:
both sing and say; Loue feeles no paine.
Iolly Sheepheard, Sheepheard on a greene
on a greene so merrily,
on a greene so cherily,
Be thy voyce shrill, be thy mirth seene,
Heard to each Swaine, seene to each Trull:
both sing and say; Loues ioy is full.
on a greene so merrily,
on a greene so cherily,
Be thy voyce shrill, be thy mirth seene,
Heard to each Swaine, seene to each Trull:
both sing and say; Loues ioy is full.
Iolly Sheepheard, Sheepheard in the Sunne,
in the Sunne so merrily,
in the Sunne so cherily,
Sing forth thy songs, and let thy rimes runne
Downe to the Dales, to the hills aboue:
both sing and say; No life to loue.
in the Sunne so merrily,
in the Sunne so cherily,
Sing forth thy songs, and let thy rimes runne
Downe to the Dales, to the hills aboue:
both sing and say; No life to loue.
Iolly Sheepheard, Sheepheard in the shade,
in the shade so merrily,
in the shade so cherily,
Ioy in thy life, life of Sheepheards trade;
Ioy in thy loue, loue full of glee:
both sing and say; Sweet Loue for me.
in the shade so merrily,
in the shade so cherily,
Ioy in thy life, life of Sheepheards trade;
Ioy in thy loue, loue full of glee:
both sing and say; Sweet Loue for me.
Iolly Sheepheard, Sheepheard heere or there,
heere or there so merrily,
heere or there so cherily,
Or in thy chat, eyther at thy cheere,
In euery Iigge, in euery Lay:
both sing and say; Loue lasts for aye
heere or there so merrily,
heere or there so cherily,
Or in thy chat, eyther at thy cheere,
In euery Iigge, in euery Lay:
both sing and say; Loue lasts for aye
Iolly Sheepheard, Sheepheard Daphnis Loue.
Daphnis loue so merrily,
Daphnis loue so cherily,
Let thy fancie neuer more remoue,
Fancie be fixt, fixt not to fleete,
still sing and say; Loues yoake is sweete.
Daphnis loue so merrily,
Daphnis loue so cherily,
Let thy fancie neuer more remoue,
Fancie be fixt, fixt not to fleete,
still sing and say; Loues yoake is sweete.
FINIS.
Iohn Wootton.
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