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Lullay, thou little tiny child, by, by, lully, lullay.
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Lullay, thou little tiny child, by, by, lully, lullay.
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O sisters too, how may we do, for to preserve this day,
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this poor youngling for whom we sing, by, by, lully, lullay.
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Herod the king in his regime charged he hath this day,
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His men of night, in his own sight, all children young to slay.
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Then woe is me, poor child, for thee, and ever mourn and say,
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For thy parting not say, nor sing, by, by, lully, lullay.
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Lullay, thou little tiny child, by, by, lully, lullay.
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Lullay, thou little tiny child, by, by, lully, lullay.
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O sisters too, how may we do, for to preserve this day,
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this poor youngling for whom we sing, by, by, lully, lullay.
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The Coventry Carol
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| John Denver |