A favorite glee for three voices, 1842.
Traditional; partly written and arranged by William Clifton.
This song was used in the 1800s at all-night dance parties. You would sing it at sleepy attendees to keep them awake. The melody is quite old. It was around when Beethoven was composing. It is used for “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow” and “The Bear Went Over the Mountain” and many others.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Werner Tomaschewski:
Lyrics
- We’re all met here together
We’re all met here together
We’re all met here together
To eat and drink good cheer
To eat and drink good cheer
To eat and drink good cheer
Chorus
For we won’t go home till morning
We won’t go home till morning
We won’t go home till morning
Till day light does appear
- We’ll sing, we’ll dance and be merry
We’ll sing, we’ll dance and be merry
We’ll sing, we’ll dance and be merry
And kiss the lasses dear
And kiss the lasses dear
And kiss the lasses dear - The girls we love them dearly
The girls we love them dearly
The girls we love them dearly
And they love us, tis clear
And they love us, tis clear
And they love us, tis clear
Coda
Away, away, away
Away, away, away
For now we must going
For now we must going
For now we must going
Away, away, away
Sung here by Fred Feild: