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Three Country Dances in One

from The Tempest EP by Susan Worland & Michael Bentley

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The work of Thomas Ravenscroft, published in the collection Pammelia in 1609.

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Basse or Ground:
Sing after, fellows, as you heare me,
A toy that seldome is seene a.
Three country dances in one to be,
A prety conceit as I weene a.

Tenor:
Robin Hood, Robin Hood, said little John,
Come dance before the Queene a,
In a redde Petticote, and a greene jacket,
A white hose and a greene a.

Medius:
The crampe is in my purse full sore,
No money will bide there in a;
And if I had some salve therefore,
O lightly then would I sing a,
Hey hoe, the Crampe a!

Cantus:
Now foote it as I do, Tom boy, Tom,
Now foot it as I doe, Swithen a;
And Hicke, thou must tricke it all alone,
Till Robin come leaping in betweene a.

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from The Tempest EP, released May 7, 2021

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