Poet: Somerset Folk Song
Source: Volume 1: British Isles
Date of Composition: 1940 (pre. Dec. 11)
Publication: Boosey & Hawkes, 1943
Voice Difficulty Level: Moderately Easy
Subject: A school boy’s song of woe.
Range: F4 – F5
Tessitura: A4 – D4
Tempo: Lightly; 2/2
Duration: 1:46
Vocal Characteristics: Descending, short phrases; each verse begins on F5; seven verses;
Piano Difficulty Level: Moderate
Accompaniment Characteristics: Left hand jumps; mostly quarter and eighth note chords