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Come to the Fair
Staff Notation • Secular, Folk songs
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Come to the Fair by Easthope Martin — Lyrics
The sun is ashining to welcome the day,
Heighho! come to the fair!
The folk are all singing so merry and gay,
Heighho! come to the fair!
All the stalls on the green are as fine as can be with trinkets and tokens so pretty to see,
So, it's come then, maidens and men, to the fair in the pride of the morning.
So deck yourselves out in your finest array, with a
Heighho! come to the fair!
The fiddles are playing the tune that you know:
"Heighho! come to the fair!"
The drums are all beating, away let us go,
Heighho! come to the fair!
There'll be racing and chasing from morning till night, And roundabouts turning to left and to right,
So, it's come then, maidens and men, to the fair in the pride of the morning.
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About Come to the Fair
Easthope Martin’s song Come to the Fair paints a vibrant picture of a bustling country gathering. The lyrics invite listeners to join the festivities, with the sun shining and folk singing merrily. It evokes the excitement of browsing stalls filled with trinkets, the lively sound of fiddles and drums, and the promise of races and roundabouts. This piece, for solo soprano voice and sung in English, captures the joyful spirit of a traditional folk fair. The cheerful melody and engaging text make it an ideal choice for evoking a sense of community and simple pleasure.
