VII. Whither away so fast,

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T:VII. Whither away so fast,
O: Canzonets, or Little Short songs to three voyces, 
H: transcribed from the Performers' Facsimiles print of the London, 1593 edition
C: Thomas Morley
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w:Whe- ther a- way so fast?  tell mee my deere, whe- ther a- way so
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w:fast my deere, my deere? whe- ther a- way so fast? tel mee, whe- ther a- way so fast?
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w:tel mee, ah my deere, whe- ther now a- way so fast from your trew love ap- pro -
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w:ved? oh say sweet, what hast a- way, what hast? tel mee my dar- ling deere be- lo- _
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w: ved.  Then will wee try who best runs thou or _ I, Now now I come, dis-
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w: patch thee I come, I come, I come, a- way, a- way, lo I come, hence a- way, I
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w:come, I come, hast thee hence a- way or else I catch thee.  Thinck, thinck not
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w:thus a- way to scape, to scape my deere, with- out me, with- out me, no thinck not
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w:thus a- way to scape with- out me? no thinck not thus a- way to scape, to scape with-
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w:out _ mee: but run you need not doubt _ _ _ me: what now? what faint you of
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w:your sweet feet for- sa- ken, for- sa- ken? O wel I see you meane to mock me, run or
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w:else I catch you: what? you halt, O doe you so? a- lack the while; what are you
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w:down? faire maid, then well o- ver- ta- _ ken.  What now? what now faire maid, what
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w:now? what faint you, of your sweet feet for- sa _ _ _     ken, for- sa- ken, for- sa- ken? O
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w:well I see you mean to mock me, run or else I catch you: what you halt, oh
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w:doe you so? a- lack the while, what are you down? fair maid, then wel o- ver- ta- _ ken.

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