THE ELVES' DANCE

Round about, round about

In a fair ring-a,

Thus we dance, thus we dance

And thus we sing-a,

Trip and go, to and fro

Over this green-a,

All about, in and out,

For our brave Queen-a.

By the Moone we sport and play,

With the night begins our day:

As we daunce the deaw doth fall,

Trip it little urchins all:

Lightly as the little Bee,

Two by two, and three by three:

And about go we, and about go wee.

"I do come about the coppes,

Leaping upon flowers toppes:

Then I get upon a flie,

Shee carries me above the skie:

And trip and goe."

"When a deawe drop falleth downe,

And doth light upon my crowne,

Then I shake my head and skip,

And about I trip.

Two by two, and three by three:

And about go we, and about go wee."

Thomas Ravenscroft