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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N: original clef: C on third line, so this is a tenor clef, 
N: sounding an octave lower than written
K:C -8va
T: Bassus
M:C
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L:1/8
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z16 c4 B c d B c2 G2 A2 A2 G2 c2 B2 A2\
w:Whe- ther a- way so fast, tell mee my deere, my white sweet
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c2 G2 d4 G2 g2 ^f g a f g2 e2 d4 G2 c d e f g2 G A\
w:bon- ny dar- ling? whe- ther a- way so fast my deere, whe- ther a- way so fast? tel mee,
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 B c d2 d2 c2 G3 A B c d8 G2 g2 ^f g a f g2 e2\
w:ah my deere, from your love ap- pro- _ _ ved? what hast, I say what hast? tell
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   d2   d2   G2    c2   g4    c2   G2  A4 d6   B2   c     d   e2 d4  "A"G4 g2 f e\
w: mee, what hast? what hast? tell mee my dar- ling deere be- lov- _ ed.  Then wil we
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d2 e2 ^f2 g2 a2 g4 ^f2 g4 g2 f e d2 e2 f2 e d c B\
w: try who fast- er runs thou or  I, See then I come, dis- patch thee I come, a-
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   c    d e      d e     f g2    G A    B    A B    c "B"d4 d4 c8 B2 G A\
w: way, a- way,  a- way, a- way, lo I come, I come, I come, dis- patch thee, hast thee
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  B     c d    e  ^f2 g2  g2 ^f2 g4 G4 c4 d2 d2 d2 B2 c > d c B\
w:hence I say, or else I catch _  thee, I catch thee; Thinck, think not thus a- way to
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A2 G2 A4 G4 c4 d4 B2 G2 c2 c2 d4 G2 g2 g2 e2 f > g\
w:scape, with- out me; to scape thus with- out, with- out me; no thinck not thus a-
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  f   e  d2    G2    c4  d2   A2 d2    d2    e4 "C"A4 A4 B4 c4 d4 e4\
w:way to scape with- out me?  to scape with- out mee: but run you need not
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d8 G4 z2 G2 B2 G2 c2 A2 d4 c2 A2 B3 c d4 G2 g4 f2\
w:doubt me: what now? what faint you, faint you of your sweet feet for- sa- ken?
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e2 d2 e4 "D"d8 z2 A2 c2 c2 G3 A B3 c d2 d2 A3 B c2 d2 e4 d4\
w: for- _ sa- ken? O wel I see you meane to mock me, run or else I catch you:
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d3 e f2 f2 c3 d e2 e2 B3 c d2 d2 A3 B c6 B A G2 A2\
w:what? you halt, O doe you so? a- lack the while; what are you down: pre- ty maid, wel
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B2 c2 d8 "E"G8 z2   G2   B2   G2   c2    A2   d4    c2   A2 B2   c2    d2   e2   d4\
w:o- ver- ta- ken.  What now? what faint you, faint you, of your sweet feet for- sa
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G2 g2 g2 f2 e2 d2 e4 "F"d8 z2 A2 c2 c2 G3 A B3 c d2 d2 A3 B\
w:ken, of your sweet feet for- sa- ken? O well I see you mean to mock me, run or
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c2 d2 e4 d4 d3 e f2 f2 c3 d e2 e2 B3 c d2 d2 A3 B\
w:else I catch you: what? you halt, oh do you so? a- lack the while, what are you
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c6 B A G2 A2 B2 c2 d8 HG8 |]
w:down? pre- tie mayd, wel o- ver- ta- ken.

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