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fancy's knell - ralph vaughan williams lyrics

when lads come home from labour
at abdon under clee
a man would call his neighbour
and both would send for me
and where the light in lances
across the mead was laid
there to the dances
i fetched my flute and played

ours were idle pleasures
yet oh, content we were
the young to wind the measures
the old to heed the air;
and i to lift with playing
from tree and tower and steep
the light delaying
and flute the sun to sleep

thе youth toward his fancy
would turn his brow of tan
and tom would pair with nancy
and d*ck step off with fan;
the girl would lift her glancеs
to his, and both be mute:
well went the dances
at evening to the flute
wenlock edge was umbered
and bright was abdon burf
and warm between them slumbered
the smooth green miles of turf;
until from grass and clover
the upshot beam would fade
and england over
advanced the lofty shade

the lofty shade advances
i fetch my flute and play:
come, lads, and learn the dances
and praise the tune to*day
to*morrow, more’s the pity
away we both must hie
to air the ditty
and to earth i

- ralph vaughan williams lyrics

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