John Jeffreys - Tom Collier of Croydon
Tom Collier of Croydon hath sold his coals And made his market to-day; And now he danceth with the Devil For like will to like alway Wherefore let us rejoice and sing
John Jeffreys - My Dear Lady
Am not I in blessed case Treasure and pleasure to possess? I would not wish no better place If I may still have wealthiness And to enjoy in perfect peace My lady, lady
John Jeffreys - An Old Desire
I searched thro' memory's lumber-room And there I found an old desire I took it gently from the gloom To cherish by my scanty fire And all the night a sweet-voiced
John Jeffreys - Near Spring
Now the strong horse goes loose at last Free for his strength in the February's end Floods have left the meadows and gone past To the broader rivers, rocks and sand
John Jeffreys - All Night Under the Moon
All night under the moon Plovers are flying Over the dreaming meadows of silvery light Over the meadows of June Calling and crying Wandering voices of love in the hush of the
John Jeffreys - In Youth Is Pleasure
In an arbour green asleep whereas I lay The birds sang sweet in the middis of the day: I dreamed fast of mirth and play; In youth is pleasure, in youth is pleasure Methought
John Jeffreys - The Birds
When Jesus Christ was four years old The angels brought Him toys of gold Which no man ever had bought or sold And yet with these He would not play He made Him small fowl out
John Jeffreys - Northumberland
Heatherland and bent-land -- Black land and white God bring me to Northumberland The land of my delight Land of singing waters And winds from off the sea God bring
John Jeffreys - Black Stitchel
As I was lying on Black Stitchel The wind was blowing from the South And I was thinking of the laughters Of my love's mouth As I was lying on Black Stitchel The
John Jeffreys - O Mistress Mine
O mistress mine, where are you roaming? O stay and hear, your true love's coming That can sing both high and low Trip no further, pretty sweeting; Journeys end in