HEIGH-HO! FOR A HUSBAND , Ancient melody from Verses slightly altered from John Gambies MS “Common-place Rook” “Wit and Mirthune) Elited and arranged ty Dr Charles Vincent Moderato _§ VOICE | There was a maid the oth - er day. an - cient_ suit - or to her came. His wed - ded life, ah! well - a - day, It PIANO Sigh - ed sore “God wot!” And she might beard was al - most grey; Tho. was old and is a hap - less lot! Young may omar - ry, have their way, But_ maid-ens they might not. Full -eight- een years have she was young, She— would no long - er stay. But to her moth - er be they “gay, Young wives, a - las! may not. A twelvemonth is too bs Se are a i al = — passé” she said, “Since I, poor soul, was born, And if I chance to_ went this maid, And told “her by and bye, That she a hus - band long to bear This sor - ry yoke,’ she said, “Since wives they may not | oe A = SSE = t - Bzdie a maid, A pol- lo is for - sworn. Heigh - needs must have’ And this was still her er “Heigh ~ have their will, "Tis_ best to die a _—maid Heigh - o a hus-band? Still this was her a hus-band? Still this was her a hus-band, What a life lead hus-band, Heigh a hus-band, Heigh us- band, Heigh “Twill have a hus- band, have a song, “1 will have a—— hus- band, have a It Out ep oon a husband, such a hus band, fie, — he old or young” — he old or Young” — fie, fie, Oh! “fie