King Arthur had three sons (Rutland Boughton)

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• (Posted 2023-09-27)  CPDL #75756:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-09-27).   Score information: Letter, 12 pages, 1.09 MB   Copyright: Personal

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Title: King Arthur had three sons
Composer: Rutland Boughton
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong, Folksong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1908 Novello and Co.
Description: English Folksong.

Also published by H. W. Gray Co. and C. F. W. Schlimper Music Press.

Original text and translations

English text

King Arthur had three sons–
That he had;
He had three sons of yore,
And he kicked ’em out o’ door
Because they could not sing–
That he did;
He had three sons of yore,
And he kicked ’em out o’ door
Because they could not sing.

The first, he was a miller–
That he was;
The second, he was a weaver–
That he was;
And the third, he was a little tailor boy,
And he was mighty clever–
That he was.

The miller stole some grist for his mill,
And the weaver stole some loom,
And the little tailor boy,
He stole some corduroy
To keep those three rogues warm–
That he did;
And the little tailor boy,
He stole some corduroy
To keep those three rogues warm.

Oh the miller, he was drowned in his dam,
And the weaver, he was killed at his loom,
And old Nick, he cut his stick with the little tailor boy
With the broad-cloth under his arm–
That he did!