IT WAS A LOVER AND HIS LASS
Young (m) William Shakespeare (lyrics from "As You Like It" 1598)


as rec by Maxine Sullivan w Claude Thornhill & his Orch  
March 1st 1938 New York
 

It wa a lover and his lass,
With a hey, with a ho, with a hey nonino,
And a hey noni nonino.
That o'er the green cornfields did pass,
In Springtime, in Springtime,
In Springtime, the only pretty ring time;
When birds do sing,
Hey ding a ding a ding,
Hey ding a ding a ding,
Hey ding a ding a ding,
Sweet lovers love the Spring!


This carol they began that hour
With a hey, with a ho, with a hey nonino,
And a hey (hey hey) noni nonino.
How that life was but a flower
In Springtime, in Springtime,
In Springtime, the only pretty ring time;
When birds do sing,
Hey ding a ding a ding,
Hey ding a ding a ding,
Hey ding a ding a ding,
Sweet lovers love the Spring!


They and pretty lovers take the time
With a hey, with a ho, with a hey nonino,
And a hey noni nonino.
For love is crown-ed with the prime
In Springtime, in Springtime,
In Springtime, the only pretty ring time;
Birds do sing,
(Hey ding a ding a ding),
Hey ding a ding a ding,
(Hey ding a ling a ling),
When lovers love the Spring!
Goodnight!














(Contributed by Peter Akers - January 2011)