It Was A Lover And His Lass (hi-lo)

IT WAS A LOVER AND HIS LASS hi-lo
From: As You Like It
W: William Shakespeare
M: Thomas Morley
16th C. English folk song
Key: D

2   3 -3” 3  2  -2”  2   -1
5   6 -6  6  5  -5   5   -4
It was a lov-er and his lass

 -1  2 -2” -2” 3 -3”-3”-3  4
 -4  5 -5  -5  6 -6 -6 -7  7
With a hey and a ho and a hey

-3  -3”3    2  -2” 3
-7  -6 6    5  -5  6
Non-ni-no  with a hey

-2” 2  -2” -1 1
-5  5  -5  -4 4
Non-ni-non-ni no

 2    3   -3”   3    2    -2”   2   -1
 5    6   -6    6    5    -5    5   -4
That o’er the green corn-field did pass

-1   3     2   1     3    2
-4   6     5   4     6    5
In spring-time in spring-time

3     4    -3” -2” -3”3   -2” 2   3    2
6     7    -6  -5  -6 6   -5  5   6    5
In spring-time the on-ly pret-ty ring time

 1    1   -2”  2   -1
 4    4   -5   5   -4
When the birds do sing

 3   3  -2” 2  -1  1
 6   6  -5  5  -4  4
Hey ding a ding a ding

 4    4 -3  -3” 3  -2”
 7    7 -7  -6  6  -5
Hey ding a ding a ding

-3”  -3” 3  -2” 2  -1
-6   -6  6  -5  5  -4
Hey ding a ding a ding

 -2”   2   3   -1   3     1
 -5    5   6   -4   6     4
Sweet lov-ers love the Spring