[Outside, left, are heard girls’ voices singing; enter, dressed richly and gaily, Chaucer, surrounded by a bevy of Canterbury brooch-girls, who have wreathed him with flowers and long ribbons, by which they pull him; plying him with their wares, while he attempts to talk aside with the Man-of-Law, who accompanies him.]
CANTERBURY GIRLS
[Sing.]
High and low,
Low and high,
Be they merry,
Be they glum,
When they come
To Canterbury,
Canterbury,