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GUEST,LadyThorn Lyr Add: Little Shepherd Boy on a Hill in the ... (24) ADD: Little Shepherd Boy 22 Feb 06


My mother used to sing me this song, and then we sang it together. Is anyone else familiar with it? Thanks in advance for any help!

LITTLE SHEPHERD BOY

Little shepherd boy,
On a hill in the sunshine lying.
Hear his lonely pipe,
All on a summer's day.
La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la,
To keep his flock from wandering.
La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la,
They come when they hear him play.

Oh my fair Nanette,
Won't you come and sit beside me?
Oh how blue your eyes,
As blue as the summer sky.
La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la,
Nanette, won't you sit beside me?
La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la,
Fair maid I bid thee stay!

I'll not sit me down,
Though my eyes be brown or blue, sir.
I'll not sit me down,
My mother bade me, "Nay."
No-no-no-no-no, no-no-no-no,
I'll not linger here with you, sir.
No-no-no-no-no, no-no-no-no,
My mother bade me, "Nay."

Little shepherd boy,
On a hill in the sunshine lying.
Hear his lonely pipe,
Re-echoing down the glade.
La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la,
And now he has ceased from playing ... playing ...
Where is the tune, oh where is the tune,
That will call back a fair young maid?


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