Rounds or Catches of fiue Uoices.
[75 Come follow me merily my mates]
Come follow me merily my mates
Come follow me merily my mates, lets all agree
and make no faults. Take heed of time, tune and
eare, time, tune and eare, And then without all doubt, wee need not feare
to sing this catch throughout: Malkin was a country maid, a country maid
tricke and trim, tricke and trim as she might be, she would needes to the
Court shee said to sell milke and firmenty, hey hoe, haue with you now
to Westminster, but before you come there, because the way is farre some
prety talke lets heare. Adew you dainty dames, goe whether you will for
me, you are the very same I tooke you for to be.
[76 White wine and suger]
White wine and suger is good drinke for mee
White wine and suger is good drinke for mee, for so said
Parson Brat, but Gough saide nay to that, for hee loued Malmesie.
white wine.
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Poems 77–82 are in Latin, and have thus been omitted.
[83 Sing you now after me]
Sing you now after me
Sing you now after me, and as I sing sing yee, we well
agree, fiue parts in vnity, ding dong, ding dong, ding dong, ding dong
bell.
[84 Inkin the iester]
Inkin the iester was wont to make glee
Inkin the iester was wont to make glee with Iaruis the
Iugler till angry was he, then Wilkin the Wiseman did wisely foresee,
that Iugler and Iester should gently agree, hey down, d. d. did down derie
d. d. d. d. down, d.
[85 Hey ho no body at home]
Hey ho no body at home
Hey ho no body at home, me ate nor drinke nor money haue
I none, fill the pot Eadie.
[86 Vt, re, mi, fa, sol, la, la, fa, fa, mi, re vt]
Vt, re, mi, fa, sol, la
Vt, re, mi, fa, sol, la, la, fa, fa, mi, re vt. Hey down a d. a dising you three
after me and follow me my lads my lads and we will merry be
fa, la, la, la, la, fa, la, fa, la, la. la well song before hold fast hold fast betime, take heed you
misse not nor breake the time, nor for if thou misse the Basle a note
theres nere a man can sing a lot.
[87 Let Lobcocke leaue his wife at home]
Let Lobcocke leaue his wife at home
Let Lobcocke leaue his wife at home with lustie
Iinkin that clownish Groome, with tighee, with two alone, with ta
ha farewell my kind moame, yet must we looke kindly when Lobcocke
comes home.
[88 Vt, re, mi, fa, sol, la, la, sol, fa, mi, re, vt]
Vt, re, mi, fa, sol, la
Vt, re, mi, fa, sol, la, la, sol, fa, mi, re, vt. Hey downe,
down, down, down, sing you now after me, la, mi, sol, re, fa, so shall
we well agree, take heede to your time, and rest as you find, the round
and the square must be tunde in their kind: O well sung my Lads I say,
we are as good by night as by day. la, mi, sol, re, fa, let vs be merry, heare
so long time as you may, for time truely passeth away, hey ho, hey ho,
hey ho, hey ho, hey ho.
[89 Keepe well your ray my lads]
Keepe well your ray my lads
Keepe well your ray my lads, and shew your selues like men,
this day our foes shall feele our forces once againe, now let the trumpet
sound their deadly blast, tantarra, tantarra, tantarra tan, stand to it first
and last, with tautara ra. see hey, they flie full fast.
[90 How should I sing wel]
How should I sing wel and not be weary
How should I sing wel and not be weary, and Since we
lacke money to make vs merry, to make vs merry, since we lacke money to
make vs merry, since we lacke money to make vs merry.
