Peace Round
Peace Round
Tune is traditional
†Words copyright Music Publishing, 1964, 1971
Other verses/versions traditional
Full Song in round: .mp3
(1.7 MB)
Extended Cacophony mix:
.mp3 (3.6 MB)
"Peace Round" is performed
by Bards in a Box
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*Sound clips temporarily removed until we get
formal permission to use the copyright-protected portions of the song.
Notes: There are many verses and variations to the "Peace Round."
You can sing each verse together in unison but mix up the verses, as in the
first clip above; or you can pick a particular verse and sing it as a
traditional round. Vary your beginning and ending
pieces for different effect/mood.
Verses
†What a goodly thing
If the children of the earth
Could dwell together
In peace.
Hey, ho, nobody's home
Meat nor drink nor money have I none
Still I will be very, very merry
Hey, ho, nobody's home.
Rose, Rose, Rose, Rose
Will I ever see thee red?
I will marry at thy will, sire,
At thy will.
Ah poor bird
Take thy flight
High above the sorrows
Of this sad night
Ding dong, ding dong
Wedding bells on an April morn
Carve my name on a moss covered stone,
On a moss covered stone.
Ding dong, ding dong
Funeral bells on a September morn,
Rose, oh Rose, is dead and gone sire,
Dead and gone.
Shalom chaverim, shalom chaverim,
Shalom, shalom,
L'hitraot, l'hitraot,
Shalom, shalom
And many more...