“Come to the Fair”

Description

"The sun is a-shining to welcome the day" of the fair. The happy time is described. Listeners are encouraged: "Hey, ho, come to the fair."

Notes

Fuld notes that this is "[f]requently mistaken for a folksong"; it is on this basis that I include the piece. - RBW

References

  1. Fuld-WFM, p. 178, "Come to the Fair"
  2. BI, Fuld178

About

Author: Words: Helen Taylor / Music: Easthope Martin
Earliest date: 1917 (sheet music)
Keywords: nonballad