The Book of La

The Book of La is a collection of songs that may be sung by all manner of gentle folk, from those talented in the arts chorale to the energetic beginner, that this the Society for Creative Anachronism may be filled with sweet music.

Download The Book of La, Second Edition

(3.6 MB .pdf file, 95 pages).

The goal of the Book of La is to have a good range of songs, from the multi-part chorale to the single-part bardic, to make it as useful as possible to a wide audience. I have tried to avoid modern filks (that is, filks of modern tunes), simply as a matter of personal taste.

This is the second edition, published in the fiftieth year of the Society.

A list of the songs which may be found in this second edition follows, ordered as they appear in the Book.

  1. A Grazing Mace
  2. Agincourt Carol
  3. All the Yeare in Greate Shippes
  4. Alle Psallite
  5. Auld Lang Seax
  6. The Battle Hymn of the Heralds
  7. The Battle of the Dyle
  8. Bedlam Boys
  9. Belle Qui Tiens Ma Vie
  10. Black Fox
  11. Blow Thy Horn, Hunter
  12. Come Again
  13. Crum Again
  14. Cuncti Simus Concanentes
  15. Dona Nobis
  16. The Crusader’s Song
  17. Dindirin, Dindirin
  18. Duck Dodgems
  19. Gaudete
  20. Follow Me Up To Carlow
  21. Go To Joane Glover
  22. He That Will An Ale-House Keepe
  23. Hey Ho Nobody At Home
  24. Holde Thy Peace
  25. Joan Come Kisse Me Now
  26. Good Brother Michael
  27. Hammer of Thor
  28. I Gave Her Cakes
  29. I Lay With An Old Man
  30. L’homme Armé
  31. I Think On Love
  32. Jinkin the Jester
  33. Laudemus Virginem
  34. The Keeper
    1. La La La, Je Ne L’ose Dire
    2. Laudate
    3. Loud Cliche
    4. Maids, When They’re Dull
    5. Maids, When You’re Young
    6. Martin Said To His Man
    7. Mault’s Come Downe
    8. Now Kisse The Cup Cosen
    9. Men of Harlech
    10. The Minstrel Boy
    11. Mirie It Is
    12. O My Heart
    13. On Ilkla Moor
    14. Of All The Birds That Ever I See
    15. Pastime With Good Company
    16. Personent Hodie
    17. Rhyfelgyrch Gwyr Harlech
    18. Rose Red
    19. Scotland It Burneth
    20. The Great Bels of Oesney
    21. The Song of the Volga Boatmen
    22. Saccio ‘Na Cosa
    23. The Song of the Shield-Wall
    24. St Aldhelm’s Song
    25. Sumer Is Icumen In
    26. Stella Splendens
    27. The Maide Shee Went A Milking
    28. There Lies A Pudding
    29. Twa Corbies
    30. Three Country Dances
    31. To Own A Donkey
    32. Uislenn
    33. Wee Be Souldiers Three
    34. Woad