by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Language: English 
 For Jillian of Berry she dwells on a hill,
 And she hath good beer and ale to sell,
 And of good fellows she thinks no ill,
 And thither will we go now, now, now,
 And thither will we go now.

 And when you have made a little say,
 You need not ask what is to pay,
 But kiss your hostess and go your way,
 And thither will we go now, now, now,
 And thither will we go now.

Composition:

    Set to music by Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930), "Jillian of Berry", 1926, published 1927 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, quoted in Beaumont and Fletcher's The Knight of the Burning Pestle, first published 1610

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 79