FARE THEE WELL ( 3 parts)
Fare thee well,
*Luck go with thee,
When I'm far, remember me.
FATHER, FATHER GOOD-BYE
(3 parts sing as canon, all ending with first line)
Father, father good-bye,
*And fare-thee-well mother,
I'm leaving you now to begin with another,
I'm leaving you now to begin with another.
FOLLOW (3 parts)
Follow follow, follow, follow,
Follow, follow, follow me.
*Wither shall I follow, follow, follow,
Wither shall I follow, follow thee?
To the greenwood, to the greenwood,
To the greenwood, greenwood tree.
FRENCH ALLELUIA (3 parts)
Allelu*ia
Alleluia
Leauges dieu, alleluia
FRENCH CATHEDRALS (3 parts)
Orleans, Beaugency,
*Notre Dame, de Cléry,
Vendome, Vendome.
FROM OUT THE BATTERED ELM TREE (2 parts)
From out the battered elm tree,
The owl cries out I'm here.
And from the distant forest,
A cuckoo answers clear.
*Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo,
Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo.
Twas on a summer's evening,
I walked the forest through,
When suddenly I heard it,
a soft and low cuckoo,
cuckoo, cuckoo ...