Thomas Morley
Thomas Morley
Thomas Morley
Thomas Morley
Thomas Morley
Thomas Morley
Thomas Morley
Thomas Morley
Thomas Morley
Thomas Morley
Thomas Morley
Thomas Morley
Thomas Morley
Thomas Morley
Thomas Morley
Thomas Morley
Thomas Morley
It has not been established whether this was the musical setting of the song used in the original production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It, but it is known that the song was published in 1600, the same year that the play had its premiere. Morley also lived in the same parish as Shakespeare, so it...
It was a lover and his lass
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino
That o'er the green corn-field did pass
In springtime, the only pretty ring time
When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding;
Sweet lovers love the spring
Between the acres of the rye
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino
These pretty country folks would lie
In springtime, the only pretty ring time
When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding;
Sweet lovers love the spring
And, pray till lovers take the time
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino
For love is crown`d with the prime
In springtime, the only pretty ring time
When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding;
Sweet lovers love the spring
It was a lover and his lass was written by Thomas Morley & William Shakespeare.