[Outside, is heard the distant voice of the Wife of Bath (Alisoun), joined in chorus by the Pardoner, Manciple, and Summoner, singing.]
ALISOUN
When folk o’ Faerie
Are laughing in the laund,
And the nix pipes low in the miller’s pond,
Come hither, love, to me.
[Chorus.]
With doe and with dove,
Come back to your love.
Come hither, love, to me.