I lay with an old man (Thomas Ravenscroft)

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• CPDL #02760: 

Editors: Greg Lindahl and Bernard Roth (submitted 2001-06-06).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 130 kB   Copyright: Personal

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Title: I lay with an old man
Composer: Thomas Ravenscroft

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: 4 equal voices

Genre: Secular, Canon

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

Published: Melismata (1611)

Description: One voice only, #10 from 'Melismata'

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English text

I lay with an old man all the night,
I turned to him and he to me,
hee could not doe so well as hee might,
but he would faine,
but it would not bee.