It was a Lover and His Lass

Thomas Morley

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a lo - ver and his lass, with a hey and a ho, and a
Be - tween the a - cres of the rye,
This ca - rol they be - gan that hour,
Then, pret - ty lo - vers take the time,
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hey non-ny no, and a hey non-ny non-ny no, That o'er the green corn-
These pret - ty coun - try
How that life was
For love is crown - ed

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- field did pass, in spring - time, in spring - time, in spring - time, the on - ly pret - ty
fools did lie,
but a flow'r,
with the prime,

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ding-a-ding-a-ding, Sweet lo-vers love the spring. In spring - time. In spring-

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