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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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[XXV. The Nightingale]

The Nightingall the Organ of delight

The Nightingall the Organ of delight the nimble nimble nimble nimble Larke, the blacke bird and the Thrush the Thrush, and all the prety Choristers of flight, that chant their Musicke notes in euery bush, Let them no more contend who shal excell, the coockoo coockoo, the coockoo coockoo. the coockoo, coockoo is the bird that beares the bell.