NIGHT SONG (unaccompanied)
Unite
and unite and let us all unite,
For summer is a comin today,
And whither we are going we will all unite,
In the merry morning of May.
I
warn you young men everyone
For summer is a comin today,
To go to the green-wood and fetch your May home
In the merry morning of May.
Arise
up Mr. ---- and joy you betide
For summer is a comin today,
And bright is your bride that lies by your side,
In the merry morning of May.
Arise
up Mrs. ---- and gold be your ring,
For summer is a comin today,
And give to us a cup of ale the merrier we shall sing,
In the merry morning of May.
Arise
up Miss ---- all in your gown of green
For summer is a comin today,
You are as fine a lady as wait upon the Queen,
In the merry morning of May.
Now
fare you well, and we bid you all good cheer,
For summer is a comin today,
We call once more unto your house before another year,
In the merry morning of May.
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DAY
SONG
Unite
and unite and let us all unite,
For summer is a comin today,
And whither we are going we will all unite,
In the merry morning of May.
Arise
up Mr. ---- I know you well afine,
For summer is a comin today,
You have a shilling in your purse and I wish it was in
mine
In the merry morning of May.
All
out of your beds,
For summer is a comin today,
Your chamber shall be strewed with the white rose and the
red,
In the merry morning of May.
Where
are the young men that here now should dance,
For summer is a comin today,
Some they are in England and some they are in France
In the merry morning of May.
Where
are the maidens that here now should sing
For summer is a comin today,
They are in the meadows the flowers gathering,
In the merry morning of May.
Arise
up Mr. ---- with your sword by your side,
For summer is a comin today,
Your steed is in the stable awaiting for to ride
In the merry morning of May.
Arise
up Miss ---- and strew all your flowers,
For summer is a comin today,
It is but a while ago since we have strewed ours
In the merry morning of May.
O!
where is St. George,
O, where is he O?
He is out in his long-boat all on the salt sea O.
Up flies the kite and down falls the lark O,
Aunt Ursula Birdhood she had an old ewe
And she died in her own Park O.
With
the merry ring, adieu the merry spring,
For summer is a comin today,
How happy is the little bird that merrily doth sing
In the merry morning of May.
The
young men of Padstow might if they would,
For summer is a comin today,
They might have built a ship and gilded her with gold
In the merry morning of May.
The
young women of Padstow might if they would,
For summer is a comin today,
They might have made a garland with the white rose and
the red,
In the merry morning of May.
Arise
up Mr. ---- and reach me your hand,
For summer is a comin today,
And you shall have a lively lass with a thousand pounds
in hand
In the merry morning of May.
Arise
up Miss ---- all in your cloak of silk,
For summer is a comin today,
And all your body under as white as any milk,
In the merry morning of May.
O!
where is St. George,
O, where is he O?
He is out in his long-boat all on the salt sea O.
Up flies the kite and down falls the lark O,
Aunt Ursula Birdhood she had an old ewe
And she died in her own Park O.
With
the merry ring, adieu the merry spring,
For summer is a comin today,
How happy is the little bird that merrily doth sing
In the merry morning of May.
Now
fare you well and bid you all good cheer,
For summer is a comin today,
We call no more unto your house before another year
In the merry morning of May.
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