From the musical play “The Children in the Wood”, 1795.
words by Thomas Morton
music by Dr. Arnold
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Benjamin R. Tubb:
Lyrics
- When Love gets you fast in her clutches
And you sigh for your Sweetheart away
Old Time cannot move without crutches
Alack! how he hobbles, Well-a-day
Chorus
Well-a-day! Well-a-day!
Well-a-day! Well-a-day!
Alack! how he hobbles Well-a-day
- But when Walter my trembling hand touches
And Love’s colouring o’er my cheeks stray
Old Time throws aside both his crutches
Alack! how he gallops, Well-a-day
Chorus
Well-a-day! Well-a-day!
Well-a-day! Well-a-day!
Alack! how he gallops, Well-a-day!
Sung here by Fred Feild: