All Thomas Weelkes Lyrics (en) Total 20
Thomas Weelkes - What have the godsWhat have the Gods, the Gods their consort sent from heav'n To charm my senses with heav'ns harmony Care they for me, of all my joys bereaven Send they heav'n's choir,
Thomas Weelkes - Thule, the Period of CosmographyThule, the period of cosmography Doth vaunt of Hecla, whose sulphureous fire Doth melt the frozen clime and thaw the sky; Trinacrian Etna's flames ascend not higher: These
Thomas Weelkes - My flocks feed notMy flocks feed not My ewes breed not My rams speed not All is amiss Love is dying Faith's defying Heart's denying Causer of this All our merry jigs are
Thomas Weelkes - Sit down and singSit down and sing Amintas' joys: His little Lambs rejoice To see the spring; Each chirping bird records a piping voice Sweet be the fruits that nature first doth yield
Thomas Weelkes - The ape, the monkey, and baboonThe ape, the monkey and baboon did meet And breaking of their fast in Friday street Two of them swore together solemnly In their three natures was a sympathy Nay, quoth baboon
Thomas Weelkes - The Gods have heard my vowsThe Gods have heard my vows Fond Lyce whose fair brows Won't scorn with such disdain My love, my tears, my pain Fa la la la la la fa la la la la la la la But now
Thomas Weelkes - Upon a hill a bonny boyUpon a hill the bonny boy Sweet Thyrsis sweetly played And called his lambs their master’s joy And more he would have said; But love that gives the lover wings Withdrew his
Thomas Weelkes - Tomorrow is the marriage dayTomorrow is the marriage day Of Mopius and fair Philliday; Come shepherds, bring your garlands gay If love lie in so foul a nest And foulness on so fair a breast What
Thomas Weelkes - Some men desire spousesSome men desire spouses That come of noble houses And some would have in marriage Ladies of courtly carriage Fa la la But few desire as I do The maidenhead of a widow
Thomas Weelkes - Jockey thine horn pipes dullJockey, thine horn pipes dull Give wind man at full Fie upon such a sad gul Like an hoody doody All too moody Toodle, toodle, pipe it up thicker Ile tread it the
Thomas Weelkes - Four arms, two necks, one wreathingFour 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
Thomas Weelkes - Hark all ye lovely saints aboveHark, 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 - Come sirrah Jack hoCome 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 - Ha ha, this world doth passHa 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 - Welcome, sweet pleasureWelcome, 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 - Cease sorrows nowCease 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 - Strike it up, TaborStrike 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 - The Cries of LondonNew 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 - Since Robin HoodSince 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 - To shorten winter's sadnessTo 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
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