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Ayeres or Phantasticke Spirites for three voices, Made and newly published

Weelkes, Thomas (1575 (ca.)-1623)

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I.

I. Come come lets begin

II.

II.Iockey thine horn pipes dull

III.

III.Some men desire Spouses

IIII.

IIII.Tomorrow is the marriage day

V.

V.Vpon a hill, the bonny boy

VI.

VI.Come sirrah Iacke hoe

VII.

[VII. Tan ta ra ran tan tant, cryes Mars]

VIII.

VIII.The Gods haue heard my vowes

IX.

IX.Though my carriage be but

X.

X.The Ape, the Monkey

XI.

XI.No, no though I shrinke still

XII.

[XII. Aye me alas, hey hoe, hey hoe]

XIII.

XIII.Late in my rash accounting

XIIII.

XIIII.Fowre armes two neckes

XV.

XV.Lord when I thinke

XVI.

XVI.Say wanton will you loue me

XVIII.

XVIII.Strike it vp Tabor

XIX.

XIX.Ha ha this world doth passe

XX.

[XX. Since Robin Hood]

XXI.

XXI.Fa la la, O now weepe

XXII.

XXII. Als tarry but one halfe howre

XXIII.

XXIII.As deadly serpents lurking

XXV.

[XXV. The Nightingale]

XXVI.

[XXVI. Death hath depriued me]

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[XX. Since Robin Hood]

Since Roben Hood, maid Marian

Since Roben Hood, maid Marian, and little Iohn are gone a, the hobby horse was quite forgot, when Kempe did daunce a lone a, he did labour after the tabor for to dance then into France, for he tooke paines to skip, to skip it in hope of gaines of gaines he will trip it trip it trip it on the toe, diddle diddle diddle doe,