by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

Come unto these yellow sands
 (Sung text for setting by F. Ayres)
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Language: English 
Come unto these yellow sands,
Then take hands:
Curtsied when you have and kissed,
The wild waves whist:
Foot it featly here and there;
And, sweet sprites, the burthen bear.

Hark, hark!
Bow-wow.
The watch dogs bark;
Bow-wow.
Hark, hark!
I hear the strain of strutting Chanticleer
Cry, Cock-a-diddle dow.

Composition:

    Set to music by Frederic Ayres (1876 - 1926), "Come unto these yellow sands", op. 3 (Three Songs) no. 3, published 1907 [ medium voice or low voice and piano ], lines 1-6

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 13
Word count: 50