If you’ve been looking for Hey Ho Nobody Home lyrics, especially if you’d like to print them out, then you’re on the right page!
“Hey Ho Nobody Home” is a popular musical round or canon originating from England and dating back to the 16th century. There’s a version of it in Pammelia, a collection of English rounds and canons, published in England in 1609 by Thomas Ravenscroft. It also appears in Francis Beaumont‘s play “The Knight of the Burning Pestle” (see version 2 below).
This beautiful tune is sung in different languages throughout Europe and it is up to this day a favourite piece for choirs, included in their basic repertoire while often serving as a warm up song at rehearsals.
The English version “Hey Ho Nobody Home” is sung as a Christmas carol although there is no direct reference to Christmas. The other popular English version “Rose, rose…” is usually sung together with another old canon “Ah poor bird…”. As for the rest of the versions in other languages (French, Italian and German), the lyrics talk about the wind, so there is no connection to Christmas time.
On this page you can find the English lyrics in three versions, as well as the French, Italian and German Lyrics. You can download a printable lyrics PDF file for free and you can also watch two beautiful sing-along videos in the English language. Last but not least, we recommend Singing Bell’s new version titled “Hey, ho, Say Hello” with lyrics about the beginning of the school season, and its respective printable lyrics!
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Printable Hey Ho Nobody Home Lyrics PDF
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Hey Ho Nobody Home Lyrics
Version 1
Heigh ho, nobody home
Meat nor drink nor money I have none.
Yet will I be merry.
Version 2 (as it appears in Beaumont’s play)
Hey, ho, nobody at home;
Meat nor drink nor money have I none;
Fill the pot, Eadie!
Version 3
Rose, Rose, Rose, Rose
Will I ever see thee wed
I will marry at thy will, sire,
At thy will.
Ding dong, ding dong
Wedding bells on an April morn
Carve my name on a moss covered stone,
On a moss covered stone.
Hey Ho Nobody Home Lyrics in French
Vent frais, vent du matin
Vent frais, vent du matin,
Vent qui souffle au sommet des grands pins,
Joie du vent qui souffle, allons dans le grand…
For printable lyrics in French, click here
Hey Ho Nobody Home Lyrics in Italian
Vento sottile, vento del mattino,
Vento che scuoti la cima del mio pino,
Vento che danzi, che balli, l’amore tu ci porti – vento sottile…
Hey Ho Nobody Home Lyrics in German
Hejo, spann den Wagen an.
Denn der Wind treibt Regen übers Land.
Hol die goldnen Garben, hol die goldnen Garben!
Music Videos
Sing-along Video (version 1)
Sing-along Video (version 3)
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