Coventry Carol

by John Garbutt

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Lullay, thou little tiny child
By, by, lully, lullay
Lullay, thou little tiny child
By, by, lully, lullay.

O sisters too, how may we do
For to preserve this day
This poor youngling for whom we sing
By, by, lully, lullay.

Herod the king, in his raging
Charged he hath this day
His men of might, in his own sight
All young children to slay.

That woe is me, poor child for thee
And ever morn and day
For thy parting neither say nor sing
By, by, lully, lullay.

Lullay, thou little tiny child
By, by, lully, lullay
Lullay, thou little tiny child
By, by, lully, lullay.

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released November 22, 2020
Words and music: Traditional, arr. John Garbutt
Cover image: Matteo di Giovanni

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Give me a mandolin loud enough, and a plectrum with which to pluck it, and I shall move the world.

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