Lully Lullay Lyrics

Lully, lullay, thou little tiny child,
bye, bye, lully lullay.
thou little tiny child,
bye, bye, lully lullay.
O sisters too, how may we do,
for to preserve this day,
this poor young ling
for whom we sing,
bye, bye lully lullay.

Herod the king in his raging,
charged he hath this day,
his men of night, in his own sight,
all young children to slay.

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Then woe is me, poor child, for thee!
And ever mourn and say,
for thy parting
never say nor sing
bye, bye, lully lullay.
Lully, lullay, thou little tiny child,
bye, bye, lully lullay.
thou little tiny child,
bye, bye, lully lullay.

O sisters too, how may we do,
for to preserve this day,
this poor young ling
for whom we sing,
bye, bye lully lullay.

Herod the king in his raging,
charged he hath this day,
his men of night, in his own sight,
all young children to slay.
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Then woe is me, poor child, for thee!
And ever mourn and say,
for thy parting
nether say nor sing
bye, bye, lully lullay.

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Lully, lullay, thou little tiny child,
bye, bye, lully lullay.
thou little tiny child,
bye, bye, lully lullay.