My little pretty one (Geoffrey Shaw)

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• (Posted 2023-12-07)  CPDL #77912:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-12-07).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 304 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: My little pretty one
Composer: Geoffrey Shaw
Lyricist: Anonymous
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong, Folksong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1916 J. Curwen & Sons
Description: Six Traditional Melodies, No. 4

Original text and translations

English text

My little pretty one,
My pretty bonnie one,
She is a joyous one,
And gentle as can be.

With a beck she comes anon,
With a wink she will be gone,
No doubt she is alone,
Of all that ever I see.

My dainty little one,
My little laughing one,
She is a merry one,
And loving as can be.