Johnnie wi' the Tye (Neuberg, set by P. Warlock) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Johnnie cam' to our toun,
To our toun, to our toun,
Johnnie cam' to our toun,
The body wi' the tye;
And O as he kittl'd me,
Kittl'd me, kittl'd me!
O, as he kittl'd me -
But I forgot to cry.

He gaed thro' the fields wi' me,
The fields wi' me, the fields wi' me,
He gaed thro' the fields wi' me
And doun among the rye;
Then O as he kittl'd me,
Kittl'd me, kittl'd me!
O, as he kittl'd me -
But I forgot to cry.

Authorship

Victor Neuberg (1873-1940)

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Peter Warlock (1894-1930) [pseudonym]

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