Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900.
Anonymous. 16th Cent.59. Hey nonny no! Christ Church MS.
HEY nonny no! | |
Men are fools that wish to die! | |
Is ‘t not fine to dance and sing | |
When the bells of death do ring? | |
Is ‘t not fine to swim in wine, | 5 |
And turn upon the toe, | |
And sing hey nonny no! | |
When the winds blow and the seas flow? | |
Hey nonny no! |