Songbook/Hey Ho Nobody Home
Hey Ho, Nobody Home edit
Nursery rhyme – Text and melody: trad., arranged by Mjchael and Paniolo
The song probably originates from a theater performance end of the 16th century. So imagine a scene where men are walking home drunk from a pub. While the actors sing the catchy tune, the stagehands behind the curtain can rebuild the set.
Any other lyrics to this melody like the following German "Hey ho, hitch up the wagon" could therefore theoretically be a scene change from another play.
- simplified
With tabs edit
- Canon for 3 voices
[Em]Hey [D]Ho, [Em]Nobody [D]home.
[Em]Meat nor [D]drink nor [Em]money have I [D]none,
[Em]Yet will I be [D]merry,
[Em]Yet will I be [D]very merry
Hejo, spann den Wagen an edit
German autumn song at grain harvest time.[1]
- Em D C B7
- Kanon zu 3 Stimmen
[Em] He- [D] jo! [C] Spannt den Wagen [B7] an,
[Em] denn der [D] Wind treibt [C] Regen über's [B7] Land!
[Em] Holt die goldnen [D] Garben, [C] Holt die goldnen [B7] Garben!
- ↑ Hejo, hitch up the wagon,
for the wind is driving rain over the land.
//: Fetch the golden sheaves! ://
- Adapted from the German Wikibooks: b:de:Liederbuch/ Hejo spannt den Wagen an