Who is That That Raps? Hills (Sus) 1901 Merrick
[Fragment from: Lucy Broadwood Manuscript Collection (LEB/5/307).
R. Matteson 2016]
O, Who is That That Raps? A fragment recorded by Mr. Percy Merrick from Sussex from Mr. Hills on October 10, 1901, who learned it from his mother. It was later arranged by Vaughan Williams for voice and piano.
O, who is that that raps at my window
As I lie on my bed of ease?
I'll go and write my love a letter,
And he will read it when he please,
I'll go and write my love a letter,
And he will read it when he please
My daddy lies in the next chamber
My mammy does so quickly hear,
Begone, begone, and court some other,
And whisper softly in my[1] ear,
Begone, begone, and court some other,
And whisper softly in my[1] ear.
1. her