I
sing of
maid - en that
He came all so
on
dew
still
that
the
moth - er
spray.
God - es
King of
all
Kings
dew
lay
fal - leth
on
be.
to her
Son
in
Ap - ril
that -
still
There His moth - er
the
flow - ers.
was
He came all so
as
dew
in
Ap - ril
that fal - leth
Moth - er and maid - en was
Kings
she
so
moth - er
came all
to her Son
was as
all
in - Ap - ril
There His
la - dy
He
King of
grass.
make - les;
there his moth - er
As
in
the
still
fal - leth
is
ches.
a
ne - ver none but
she;
Well may such a
I
sing of
she
ches.
a
maid - en that
is
make - les;
2
There were three jo - vial hunts - men as I've heard peo - ple say,
And they
would go a - hunt - ing, boys, up -
on Saint Da - vid's
Day.
And
al the day they hunt - ed, But
no-thing could they
find,
Ex - cept a ship a
sail
ing A - sail - ing with
was the moon the
the wind.
And a - hunt - ing they did go.
se - cond he said, Nay;
The third de - clared it was a
way.
bush,
Then all next day they hunt - ed,
And that they left be - hind.
and
One said
cheese, the
no-thing could they find,
Ex - cept a hedge - hog in
And a - hunt - ing they did
way.
se - cond he said, Nay; The third, it
Then all next night they
go.
But
pin cush - ion,
hunt - ed, And
that they left be - hind.
-
a-
no - thing could they
a
One
said it was a
The pins stuck round wrong
turn - (n)ip field
was a
half o' it cut
hedge - hog, The
it sure - ly
find
And a hunt - ing they did go.
Ex - cept a Hare in a
One said it sure - ly
was a hare,
The
se - cond
he said, Nay; The
third he said it
was a
calf, And the cow had run a -
3
way.
Then all next day they
hunt ed, And
no - thing could they
hol - ly - tree but that they left be - hind. And a - hunt - ing you will
find,
But one owl in
a
go.
March
said
to
hog - gies
a
and
hill,
if
you'll
lend
'I
see
three
on
leggiero
A - pe - rill,
me
day
-
es
three,
4
them
I'll
was
wind
and
sleet;
to
make them
Oh,
the
the
se - cond of
first
of
them
was
weet
a way
find
dee!'
snow
The third
and
of
3
them
was
sic
a
freeze.
It
When
froze
the wee
birds
to
the
trees!
the
days
hirp - ling
were passed
and
gane
The
three sil - ly
hog - gies came
hame!
My dear,
do you know
how a long time
a - go
two poor lit - tle child - ren whose
5
6
names I don't know
were
sto - len a - way
as I've heard pe - ople say.
bit - ter - ly
and the moon gave
no
light!
and the poor lit - tle
They sobbed
things,
left
in a
the Rob - in so red
they laid
and they
down
the
sighed,
and
and they
died.
And
when they were dead,
and
so sad was their plight,
cried
sum - mers day,
And when it was night
sun it went down,
fine
wood,
on a
brought straw - ber - ry leaves
and
o - ver them spread;
and
all
the day long;
they
sang them this song
wont you re - mem
-
ber the
bades
poor babes in the wood!
in the
wood?
Poor babes in the wood!
And
As
Jo - seph was a - walk - ing
He heard an an - gel sing:
"This
night
shall be
born
Our
7
Heav - en
-
ly
King;
"He
in
the place of
pur - ple
or
in
pall,
But
rocked
in
the
with fair spring
mould.
but
in
an Ox'
wat
knee;
In
all
in
He
lin
-
In
sil - ver or
in
en,
dead,
nor
As were ba - bies
clothed
in
all.
He
But
in
a
Christened".
cra - dle
Chist - ened In
wood - en
white wine or
red,
Ma - ry took her
Dear Child, Tell me
mo - ther,
as the
stones
mourne
for me
all.
in the
wall:
young son
And
And up - on
how this world shall be."
"O
3
O the stones in the
a
That
But
"I pray thee now,
3
shall
hall,
nei - ther shall be
I shall be as
in
gold.
nei - ther shall be
or
fair
er with which we were
hous - en
stall.
"He
-
born
s
set him on her
nei - ther shall be
rocks
par - a - dise,
nei - ther shall be
street
mo - ther
Wednes - day my
vow I will
8
make.
And up - on
Up - on
Easter
moon
mo - ther
my
birds shall - sing,
with
My
up - ris - ing shall
shall rise up
Fri - day
moth - er
good
I
will
take.
be:
me.
death
O the
sun
and the
The peo - ple shall re - joice
and the
To
see
the up - ri - sing of our Heav - en - ly
King;
Cuc - koo, cuc - koo,
Cuc - koo, cuc - koo,
cuc - koo cuc - koo, What do you
do?
cuc -
9
koo, cuc - koo
cuc - koo,
cu - koo, cuc - koo,
What do you do
cuc - koo,
In May I
tune
sing
night &
cuc - koo,
In
ap - ril I
o - pen my
In
bill
day.
3
June
I change my
In
Ju
-
ly
10
a - way
I
fly
In
Au
-
Go
a - way
I
must.
gust
in
Go
-
gust
in
Au
gust,
Au
I
must.
11
A
Maid, I dare not
young man for
tell her name
for fear I
should dis - grace her,
to
come one night
for
Temp - ted
to em - brace her.
for
a
to em - brace
her.
When at
the
door he made a
stop.
of
her
words,
for - tu - nate ly
Pull'd up
Then she lay
latch and
and
the latch is up".
To her mo - thers bed
And al - most dead,
"To the tru - ckle bed
the
up,
stop.
and sno - ring cry'd, "The latch is
made a
en - tered;
he - ven - tured.
al - most dead;
to the tru - ckle bed".
still
This young man, hear - ing
But in the room un -
3
3
When the poor maid was sore a - fraid,
Then she
lay
still,
and
sno - ring cry'd,
Un - to
the tru - ckle
bed he
went,
12
But as this youth was a - go - ing,
When af - ter
this
went,
the
show the love he
ply.
high".
lay still
Pull'd
still,
and sno - ring
un - to
off his clothes
the
o - ther side he
cou - ra - geous - ly,
3
And the poor maid made no re - ply,
and sno - ring cry'd,
half a - shamed,
his way,
3
lu - sty lo - ver
oth - er side".
in
ing
Here she lay
This
cra - dle stood
woo
spy'd
meant her;
sent for.
But she
th'
fell to the work he was
maid he
"To th' "oth - er side.
To
al - most spoil'd his
cry'd,
The un - luck - y
3
Which al - most spoil'd his
3
"A
lit - tle too high,
made no
re -
of her
And
gen - tle ad - mon (n)i tion,
a
lit - tle too
He
13
thought to charge her
wish
still
home a - gain,
girl could wish him.
him
"Why now my
love, I'm right I
and
sno - ring cry'd,
by mis - take, at
length this
youth
mark so
As e'er a
cun
-
"A
Lit - tle too
there! just there!
swear,
right to
O
swear
there just
a
know."
Then she lay
lit - tle too
low".
so well tend - (t)ed,
a girl could
But
He hit the
He de - fy'd
right I
low,
His bus - iness
ning - ly,
love, I'm right to
know
all the
world
to
mend it
Then she lay
still
there!"
June 2019
"Well now, my
and sno - ring cry'd,
"O