| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1559. Songs from “Master Sky-Lark” |
| | | By John Bennett |
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THE SKY-LARK’S SONG
HEY, laddie, hark, to the merry, merry lark; | |
| How high he singeth clear: | |
| Oh, a morn in spring is the sweetest thing | |
| That cometh in all the year! | |
| Oh, a morn in spring is the sweetest thing | 5 |
| That cometh in all the year! | |
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| Ring, ting! it is the merry spring-time; | |
| How full of heart a body feels! | |
| Sing hey, trolly lolly, oh, to live is to be jolly, | |
| When spring-time cometh with the summer at her heels! | 10 |
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| God bless us all, my jolly gentlemen! | |
| We ’ll merry be to-day; | |
| For the cuckoo sings till the greenwood rings, | |
| And it is the month of May! | |
| For the cuckoo sings till the greenwood rings, | 15 |
| And it is the month of May! | |
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| Ring, ting! it is the merry spring-time, | |
| How full of heart a body feels! | |
| Sing hey, trolly lolly, oh, to live is to be jolly, | |
| When spring-time cometh with the summer at her heels! | 20 |
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THE SONG OF THE HUNT
(OLD WARWICKSHIRE)
THE HUNT is up, the hunt is up; | |
| Sing merrily we, the hunt is up! | |
| The wild birds sing, | |
| The dun deer fling, | |
| The forest aisles with music ring! | 25 |
| Tantara, tantara, tantara! | |
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| Then ride along, ride along, | |
| Stout and strong! | |
| Farewell to grief and care; | |
| With a rollicking cheer | 30 |
| For the high dun deer | |
| And a life in the open air! | |
| Tantara, the hunt is up, lads; | |
| Tantara, the bugles bray! | |
| Tantara, tantara, tantara, | 35 |
| Hio, hark away! | |
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