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Under The Greenwood Tree

by Ray Duncan

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Ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh Under the greenwood tree Who loves to lie with me And turn his merry note Unto the sweet bird's throat Come hither, come hither Come hither, come hither Here he shall see no enemy But winter and rough weather Who doth ambition shun And loves to live in the sun Seeking the food he eats And pleased with what he gets Ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh Come hither, come hither Come hither, come hither Here he shall see no enemy But winter and rough weather Ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh
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Willow Song 02:32
The poor soul sat sighing By the sycamore tree Sing all a green willow Her hand on her bosom Her head on her knee Sing willow, willow The fresh streams ran by her And murm'red her moans Sing willow, willow Her salt tears fell from her And soft'nd the stones Sing willow, willow Sing willow, willow Sing willow, willow Sing all a green willow Must be my garland Let nobody blame him His scorn I approve I called my love false love But what said he then? Sing willow, willow If I court more women You'll couch with more men Sing willow, willow Sing willow, willow
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Fairy Queen 02:19
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Lullaby 01:40
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Sigh No More 01:50
Sigh no more ladies Sigh no more Men were deceivers ever One foot on sea, and one foot on shore And to one thing, constant never Then sigh not so, But let them go And be you blythe, and bonny Converting all your sounds of woe Into hey, nonny nonny Sing no more ditties Sing no more Of dumps so dull and heavy The fraud of men was ever so Since summer first was levvy Then sigh not so, But let them go And be you blythe, and bonny Converting all your sounds of woe Into hey, nonny nonny
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Heavily 02:10
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R&J Prologue 01:44
Two households, both alike in dignity In fair Verona, where we lay our scene From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life; Whose misadventured piteous overthrows Doth with their death bury their parents’ strife. The fearful passage of their death-marked love And the continuance of their parents’ rage, Which, but their children’s end, naught could remove, Is now the two hours’ traffic of our stage; The which, if you with patient ears attend, What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.
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Love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes What is it else, a madness most most discrete? A choking gall, and a presr'ving sweet? Here's much to do with hate But more with love Why then, oh brawling love, oh loving hate Oh anything, of nothing first create Still waking sleep that is not what it is This love feel I That feel no love in this Oh oh, oh oh Oh oh, oh oh Take him and cut him out in little stars And he will make the face of heaven so fine And love devouring death do what he dare It is enough I may but call her mine Call her mine Instrumental Here's much to do with hate But more with love Why then, oh brawling love, oh loving hate Oh anything, of nothing first create Still waking sleep that is not what it is This love feel I that feel This love feel I that feel This love feel I that feel no love in this No love in this Oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh
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Epilogue 02:16
A glooming peace this morning with it brings The sun for sorrow will not show his head Go hence to have more talk of these sad things Some shall be pardoned, and some punished Take him, and cut him out in little stars And he will make the face of heaven so fine For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet, and her Romeo
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Break Of Day 02:47
Now until the break of day Through this house, each fairy stray To the best bride bed will we Which by us, shall blessed be And the owner of it blessed Ever shall in safety rest Trip away, make no stay Meet me all by break of day Trip away, make no stay Trip away, make no stay With this field, dew consecrate Every fairy, take his gait And each sev'ral chamber blessed Through this palace with sweet peace And the owner of it blessed Ever shall in safety rest Trip away, make no stay Meet me all by break of day Trip away, make no stay Trip away, make no stay (Now until break of day) And the owner of it blessed Trip away, make no stay Trip away, make no stay Ever shall in safety rest (Meet me by break of day) Trip away, make no stay Meet me all by break of day
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This is an album of music I've composed over the years doing sound design for theatre, specifically for productions of Shakespeare directed by my sister Emma Went. To learn more about her work visit www.emmawent.com

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released June 20, 2023

All lyrics: William Shakespeare
All music: Ray Duncan

Tracks 1 through 12:
Produced by Ray Duncan and Oliver Finch
Recorded in Nashville TN
Mixed and mastered by Oliver Finch
Vocals, keys, guitar, misc. percussion: Ray Duncan
Fiddle: Sal Garza

Track 13 credits: Recorded in Burnt Cove Church, courtesy of the Stonington Opera House. Engineered by Keith Michael Pinault
Lead vocal and guitar/music direction: Sam C. Jones
Fiddle: Joseph Quintana
Special thanks to the 2022 cast of Much Ado About Nothing

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Ray Duncan is an independent artist and composer based in Nashville, Tennessee. Self proclaimed ex-sadgirl.

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