The Lyrics of Henry VIII/Hey now now, Farthing

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Hey now now. Hey now

Thomas. ffaredyng

Textual Commentary
As in Kempe’s “Hey nowe nowe” (H 10), the words of “Hey now now” are given to a round, but additional lyrics were likely intended. Little room has been left among the musical notation for text. This piece is not listed in the table of contents. Stevens (MCH8 19) gives the text presented below in italics, which is from Robbins (Secular Lyrics #143):


 * Gracious and gay
 * On her lith all my thought
 * But she rew on me today
 * To death she hath me brought.

“Hey nowe nowe” may have been a common song burden; see the commentary to Kempe’s “Hey nowe nowe” (H 10), and also Daggere’s “Downbery down” H 15.5, and note.

This piece is indexed, as with Kempe’s piece, in Robbins Index & Suppl. 1214.6 and Ringler MS TM594. It is reprinted in Stevens M&P 391 and Stevens MCH8 19.