COVENTRY CAROL
(Traditional - 16th Century English)

Alfred Deller & The Deller Consort - 1956
Joan Baez - 1966
Anne Murray - 1970
Liberace - 1973
John Denver - 1975
Mannheim Steamroller - 1984
Kiri Te Kanawa - 1985
John Darnell - 1991
Mary Beth Carlson - 1994
Loreena McKennitt - 1995
Kenny Loggins - 1998
Ann Sweeten - 2002

Also recorded by: Christine McVie; Westminster Choir;
Paul McCandless; Kings College Choir; Barbara Higbie;
Chanticleer & Dawn Upshaw; Elaine Paige; Chet Atkins;
St. Paul's Cathedral Choir; Choir Of Trinity College;
Anthony Newley; Eileen Farrell; The Swingle Singers;
Canterbury Cathedral Choir; Robert Shaw; Van Craven;
Choir Of York Minster; Suzanne Vega; Leroy Anderson;
The Kings Singers; Alison Moyet; ... and many others.


Lullay, Thou little tiny Child
By, by, lully, lullay
Lullay, Thou little tiny Child
By, by, lully, lullay

O sisters too, how may we do
For to preserve this day
This poor youngling for whom we sing
By, by, lully, lullay

Herod the king, in his raging
Charged he hath this day
His men of might, in his own sight
All young children to slay

That woe is me, poor Child for Thee
And ever morn and day
For thy parting neither say nor sing
By, by, lully, lullay


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ALTERNATE VERSION:


Lullay, Thou tiny little Child
Bye-bye, lulle, lullay
Lullay, Thou tiny little Child,
Bye-bye, lulle, lullay

Oh sisters too, how may we do
To preserve this day?
This poor Childling for whom we sing
Bye-bye, lulle, lullay

Herod, the King, in his raging,
Charged he hath this day
His soldiers in their strength and might,
All children young to slay

Then woe is me, poor Child, for Thee,
And ever mourn and say,
For at thy parting nor say nor sing
Bye-bye, lulle, lullay

And when the stars ingather do
In their far venture stay
Then smile as dreaming, Little One
Bye-bye, lulle, lullay


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