Deuteromelia: or the seconde part of Musicks melodie, or melodius musicke Of pleasant roundelaies; K.H. mirth, or freemens songs. And such delightful catches.

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Deuteromelia: or the seconde part of Musicks melodie, or melodius musicke Of pleasant roundelaies; K.H. mirth, or freemens songs. And such delightful catches.
Author
Ravenscroft, Thomas, 1592?-1635?
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London :: Printed [by T. Snodham] for Thomas Adams, dwelling in Paules Church-yard at the signe of the white Lion,
1609.
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Glees, catches, rounds, etc. -- Early works to 1800.
Part-songs, English -- Early works to 1800.
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"Deuteromelia: or the seconde part of Musicks melodie, or melodius musicke Of pleasant roundelaies; K.H. mirth, or freemens songs. And such delightful catches." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A10478.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 10, 2024.

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Rounds or Catches of 4. Voices.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 VT, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, La, Sol, Fa, Mi, Re, Vt. Hey downe, downe, downe, downe, downe, downe, Farewell my hart of golde, Farewell my Pigs nye, Farewell the flower of all the world, The like may no man see, may no man see, Hey downe, downe, downe, downe, downe, &c. downe, downe, &c. downe, downe, &c. Her lips they were as soft as a ny silke, Her breath as sweet as spice,

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Her legges, her thighes as vvhite as Milke, Shee is a Bird of price. Hey downe, downe, downe, downe, downe, Adevv, Farewell my pretty Nell, Thou bearest the Bell, But you doe vvell, If you not tell vvhere I doe dwell, And so farewell. Vt, Re, Mi, &c.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 O My loue, lou'st thou mee? then quickly come and saue him that dyes for thee.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 GO to Ioane Glouer, and tell her I loue her, and at the mid Of the Moone I will come to her.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 THe maide shee went a milking, all in a misty morning, downe fell her milking pale, vp went her diddle diddle tayle.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 ICVBAK, and euermore will be, though Iohn Cooke he saith nay, O what a knaue is he▪

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 SIng with thy mouth, sing with thy heart like faithfull friends, sing loath to depart, though friends together may not alwayes remaine, yet loath to depart sing once againe.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 BY hils and dales shee roade, shee roade, and followed still the game, Shee roade so fast, that downe, that downe shee fell, And then appear'd her shame, Hey downe, downe, downe, downe, downe, downe in a May morning betimes, {repeat} I heard an old swod say to a young Drabbe this geare is thine and mine. Thorough the woods. {repeat} This Trull full swiftly springs, with a merry note chaunting, where a Knaue was haunting, and so lost her aperne-strings,

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Hey downe, downe, downe derry, hey, &c. It is a Light hart and a heauie purse which make a man so merry.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 THe Pigion is neuer vvoe, till abenting she goe, with heaue and hoe, so let the winde blow.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 HEy downe, a downe, a downe, sing you three after me, and follow me my lads, {repeat} and we will merry be. Fa la la la la. {repeat} Well sung before hold fast, {repeat} {repeat} hold fast be time, take heed, {repeat} you misse not nor breake the time, nor {repeat} For it thou misse the base a note, ther's nea're a man, ther's nea're a man can sing a iot.

FINIS.

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