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WT 2016

Come hither boy

attributed to John Hilton (1599-1657)

three-part round for equal or mixed voices

SATB performance time approx 1'00 (if stopped when the first part has sung through twice)

from

Jane Chattock's book of rounds

Editor's note

This little lesson on money management is one of many rounds found - long after her death - in a small music manuscript book inscribed with the name of Jane Chattock. The book, which turned up in a second-hand bookshop in Edinburgh, is dated November 1832, and the entries are in many different hands, suggesting that Jane invited friends and visitors to add rounds to her collection. Some, like this one, are well known; others we had not come across before.

Other rounds from Jane Chattock's book include: Come buy my cherries and The sweet delights of love (both published by Canasg).

Music

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Words

Come hither boy

Come hither, Boy, come hither, boy:
If thou wilt learn to thrive, then come away.
Then come away, then come away,
And hearken to this lesson here today.
You must often borrow, seldom lend,
And never, never, never, never pay.

Attrib. to John Hilton

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Price per copy Ł1.00 ($1.50)

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