Faithful Johnny (Traditional)

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• (Posted 2014-01-12)  CPDL #30972:       

Editor: Jens Klimek (submitted 2014-01-12).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 292 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Faithful Johnny
Composer: Anonymous (Traditional)
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Folksong

Language: English
Instruments: unknown

First published: 2014
Description: 

Original text and translations

English text

When will you come again, my faithful Johnny?
When the corn is gathered,
when the leaves are withered,
I will come again, my sweet and bonnie, I will come again.

Then winter's winds will blow, my faithful Johnny,
Though the day be dark with drift,
that I cannot see the lift,
I will come again, my sweet and bonnie, I will come again.

Then will you meet me here, my faithful Johnny?
Though the night were Hallowe’en,
when the fearful sights are seen
I would meet thee here, my sweet and bonnie, I would meet thee here.