It was a lover and his lass - George Shearing

It was a lover and his lass - George Shearing
(No. 3 of "Songs and Sonnets from Shakespeare")
"Songs & Sonnets"
11 May 2019
McDougall United Church (Edmonton, AB)
Vocal Alchemy, conducted by Jordan Van Biert
with Charlie Austin (piano)
TEXT
by William Shakespeare (from As You Like It, Act 5, Scene 3)
It was a lover and his lass,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino,
That o'er the green cornfield did pass,
In the spring time, the only pretty ring time.
When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding;
Sweet lovers love the spring.
Between the acres of the rye,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino,
These pretty country folks would lie,
In the spring time...
This carol they began that hour,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino,
How that life was but a flow'r
In the spring time...
And therefore take the present time,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino,
For love is crowned with the prime
In the spring time...