Lyrics
(John Hilton, 1599-1657)
Come, follow, follow, follow, follow, follow, follow me!
Wither shall I follow, follow, follow
Wither shall I follow, follow me.
To the hollow, to the hollow, to the hollow, hollow tree*.
*Other versions say “to the Greenwood tree.” “Greenwood tree” is from the Shakespeare play, As You Like It. (source)
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- Type: choral
- Harmony: canons / one chord
- Melody: ascending major pentascale / major scale
- Meter: 2
- Scale: major
- Timbre: Boomwhackers
- Source: Community Song Book,Mitch Miller, Warner Bros. Publications, Inc, 1962
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3 thoughts on “Come Follow Me”
I am always impressed with not only the amount of world music you share, but also the quality. Thank you so much!
Why, thank you, Songbird! 🙂
FYI, the original is “gallow tree.”