Good fellows must go learn to dance (William Parsons I)
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- Editor: Jason Smart (submitted 2019-02-21). Score information: A4, 5 pages, 257 kB Copyright: CC BY NC ND
- Edition notes: Edited from Oxford, Bodleian Library, MSS Mus. e. 1–5. Original pitch and note values retained. A critical commentary is appended to the score.
General Information
Title: Good fellows must go learn to dance
Composer: William Parsons I
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Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: ATBB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Original text and translations
English text
Good fellows must go learn to dance
The bridal is full near
There is a round come out of France,
The trimmest you saw two year.
For I must leap and you must hop
And we will turn all three:
the fourth must bounce it like a top
And so shall we agree.
I praye thee, minstrel, make no stop
For we must merry be.