It was a lover and his lass, Thomas Morley

Canzonet performed by Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano, and Joel Spears, lute, on their February concert as part of the 20122013 season of Early Music at the Byron Colby Barn at Prairie Crossing in Grayslake IL. Here is text, adapted from Shakespeare s play As You Like It: It was a lover and his lass, With a hey and a ho and a hey nonino, That o er the green cornfields did pass In springtime, the only pretty ringtime, When birds do sing, hey dingadingading; Sw