Thomas Weelkes - To shorten winter's sadness
See where the nymphs with gladness
Disguisèd all are coming
Right wantonly a-mumming
Fa la
Though masks encloud their beauty
Yet give the eye her duty
When Heaven is dark it shineth
And unto love inclineth
Fa la
Whilst youthful sports are lasting
To feasting turn our fasting;
With revels and with wassails
Make grief and care our vasals
Fa la
For youth it well beseemeth
That pleasure he esteemeth;
And sullen age is hated
That mirth would have abated
Fa la
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Thomas Weelkes - To shorten winter's sadness
To shorten winter's sadness See where the nymphs with gladness Disguisèd all are coming Right wantonly a-mumming Fa la Though masks encloud their beauty Yet
Thomas Weelkes - Since Robin Hood
Since Robin Hood, Maid Marian And Little John are gone-a The hobby horse was quite forgot When Kemp did dance alone-a He did labor After the tabor For to dance Then
Thomas Weelkes - The Cries of London
New oysters, new Wallfleet oysters; New mussels, new lilywhite mussels; New cockels, new great cockels, new; New sprats, new sprats, new great sprats, new; New plaice, plaice,
Thomas Weelkes - Strike it up, Tabor
Strike it up, Tabor And pipe us a favour Thou shalt be well paid for thy labour I mean to spend my shoe-soul To dance about the Maypole I will be blithe and brisk Leap
Thomas Weelkes - Cease sorrows now
Cease sorrows now For you have done the deed Lo care hath now consum'd My carcase quite No hope is left Nor help can stand instead For doleful death Doth cut
Thomas Weelkes - Welcome, sweet pleasure
Welcome, sweet pleasure My wealth and treasure; To haste our playing There’s no delaying No no! This mirth delights me When sorrow frights me Then sing we all
Thomas Weelkes - Ha ha, this world doth pass
Ha ha! ha ha! this world doth pass Most merrily, I’ll be sworn; For many an honest Indian ass Goes for an Unicorn Farra, diddle dino; This is idle fino Ty hye! ty
Thomas Weelkes - Come sirrah Jack ho
Come sirrah Jack ho Fill some Tobacco Bring a wire and some fire Haste away, quick I say Do not stay shun delay For I drank none good today I swear that this
Thomas Weelkes - Hark all ye lovely saints above
Hark, all ye lovely saints above Diana hath agreed with Love His fiery weapon to remove Fa la la Do you not see How they agree? Then cease fair ladies; why weep ye?
Thomas Weelkes - Four arms, two necks, one wreathing
Four arms, two necks, one wreathing Two pair of lips, one breathing Fa la la Two hearts that multiply Sighs interchangeably Fa la la The thought of this confounds
