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The old song about Lord Willoughby arranged for double choir on the basis of Dowland's lute duet on the song. Somewhat martial!

2 versions are available - male voices and mixed choir.

The ATBarB-ATBarB version is performed here by the composer as the audio sample.


The fifteenth day of July, with glistening spear and shield,
A famous fight in Flanders was foughten in the field:
The most courageous officers were the English captains three,
But the bravest in the Battle was brave Lord Willoughby.


"Stand to it, noble Pikemen, and look you round about;
And shoot you right, you Bowmen, and we will keep them out;
You Musquet and Calliver men, do you prove true to me,
I'll be the foremost man in fight," says brave Lord Willoughby.

The sharp steel pointed Arrows and Bullets thick did fly;
Then did our valiant Soldiers charge on most furiously,
Which made the Spaniards waver, they thought it best to flee,
For they fear'd the stout behaviour of brave Lord Willoughby.

Then quoth the Spanish general, "Come let us march away,
I fear we shall be spoiled, if that we longer stay,
for yonder comes Lord Willoughby, with courage fierce and fell:
He will not give one inch of way for all the Devils in Hell."

And then the fearful enemy was quickly put to flight,
Our men pursued courageously and rout their forces quite,
And at last they gave a shout, which echoed through the sky,
"God and St. George for England!" the conquerors did cry.

Then courage, noble English men, and never be dismayed,
If that we be but one to ten we will not be afraid
To fight with foreign Enemies, and set our Country free,
And thus I end the bloody bout of brave Lord Willoughby.