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Herbert Howells

Herbert Howells

27 songs
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1992
Album
Jan 1992
The New Church Anthem Book

1 track

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Album
Jan 1992
The New Church Anthem Book

1 track

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1933
Album
Jan 1933
The Joyce Book

1 track

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Album
Jan 1933
The Joyce Book

1 track

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1928
Album
Jan 1928
In Green Ways, Op. 43

5 tracks

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Album
Jan 1928
In Green Ways, Op. 43

5 tracks

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1920
Album
Jan 1920
Whin: Six Songs, Op. 34

5 tracks

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Album
Jan 1920
Whin: Six Songs, Op. 34

5 tracks

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1919
Album
Jan 1919
Peacock Pie, Op. 33

6 tracks

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Album
Jan 1919
Peacock Pie, Op. 33

6 tracks

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Top Songs

#1
Old Skinflint
#2
Wanderer’s Night Song
#3
Under the Greenwood Tree
#4
Tired Tim
#5
The Widow Bird
#6
The Mugger’s Song
#7
The Goat Paths
#8
The Dunce

About Herbert Howells

Also known as
Herbert Norman Howells

Discography

Peacock Pie, Op. 33
6 tracks · 1919
In Green Ways, Op. 43
5 tracks · 1928
Whin: Six Songs, Op. 34
5 tracks · 1920
The New Church Anthem Book
1 track · 1992
The Joyce Book
1 track · 1933

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Popular lyrics by Herbert Howells

Old Skinflint

'Twixt Carrowbrough Edge and Settlingstones See old daddy Skinflint dance in his bones Old Skinflint on the gallows-tree Old daddy Skinflint…

Wanderer’s Night Song

Over all the hilltops Is peace And through the darkened trees There blows Scarcely a breeze The birds are silent in the branches Wait awhile…

Under the Greenwood Tree

Under the greenwood tree Who loves to lie with me And turn his merry note Unto the sweet bird's throat Come hither, come hither, come hither…

Tired Tim

Poor Tired Tim! It's sad for him He lags the long bright morning through Ever so tired of nothing to do; He moons and mopes the livelong day…

The Widow Bird

A widow bird sate mourning for her love Upon a wintry bough The frozen wind crept on above; The freezing stream below There was no leaf upon…

The Mugger’s Song

Driving up the Mallerstang The mugger cracked his whip and sang And all his crocks went rattle, rattle - "The road runs fair and smooth and …

The Goat Paths

The crooked paths go every way Upon the hill -- they wind about Through the heather in and out Of the quiet sunniness And there the goats, d…

The Dunce

Why does he still keep ticking? Why does his round white face Stare at me over the books and ink And mock at my disgrace? Why does that thru…

Stow-on-the-Wold

I met an old man at Stow-on-the-Wold Who shook and shivered as though with cold And he said to me: "Six sons I had And each was a tall and a…

Sing Lullaby

Sing lullaby While snow doth gently fall Sing lullaby to Jesus Born in an oxenstall Sing lullaby Sing lullaby to Jesus Born now in Bethlehem…

Discography at a glance

27

Songs on Lyrks

5

Albums

9

Singles

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Popular tracks by Herbert Howells include Old Skinflint, Wanderer’s Night Song, Under the Greenwood Tree, Tired Tim, The Widow Bird. Browse full lyrics on Lyrks.

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