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Philomel​/​Hold Thy Peace

from Bardfly by John Allee

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Lyrics adapted from "A Midsummer Night’s Dream"

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Philomel/Hold thy Peace
words by W. Shakespeare
music by John Allee

You spotted snakes with double tongue
Thorny hedgehogs, be not seen
Newts and blindworms, do no wrong
Come not near our fairy queen

And I say
Philomel, with melody
Sing in our sweet lullaby
Lulla, lulla, lullabee, lulla, lulla, lullaby
Never harm nor spell nor charm
Come our lovely lady nigh
So good night, with lullabee
So good night, with lullaby, a byee

Weaving spiders, come not here
Hence, you long-legged spinners, hence
Beetles black, approach not near
Worm nor snail, do no offense

I'll say it again
Philomel, with melody
Sing in our sweet lullaby
Lulla, lulla, lullabee, lulla, lulla, lullaby
Never harm nor spell nor charm
Come our lovely lady nigh
So good night, with lullabee
So good night, with lullaby, a byee

Hold thy peace
I prithee hold thy peace, thou knave
Thou knave, thou knave, thou knave
(Repeat)

© 2019

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from Bardfly, released January 26, 2023
John Allee, Vocals; Mahesh Balasooriya, Piano; Aaron McLendon, Drums; Dominic Thiroux, Bass; Javier Vergara, Tenor Sax and Matt Von Roderick, Trumpet

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John Allee Los Angeles, California

John Allee is an American actor, singer and songwriter. He is a recipient of the ASCAP/Sammy Cahn Award for excellence in lyric writing and his music has been featured in regional theatre, and on TV. His latest album is 'Bardfly' (“Fantastic!”- Jazz Weekly, “Otherworldly, super-literate and supremely swinging” – Broadway World, “A standout” - All About Jazz) ... more

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