Hey Ho, Nobody Home

Nursery rhyme – Text and melody: trad., arranged by Mjchael and Paniolo

The song probably originates from a theater performance end of the 16th century. So imagine a scene where men are walking home drunk from a pub. While the actors sing the catchy tune, the stagehands behind the curtain can rebuild the set.

Any other lyrics to this melody like the following German "Hey ho, hitch up the wagon" could therefore theoretically be a scene change from another play.

simplified

$\version "2.20.0" \header { title = "Hey Ho, Nobody home" % subtitle = "MeinSubtitle" % poet = "myPoet" % composer = "myCpmposer" % arranger = "arr: ccbysa: Wikibooks (mjchael)" } myKey = { \clef "treble" \time 4/4 \tempo 4 = 100 %% hide tempo \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t \key e\minor } %% cords %% western-beat %% 1 . 2 + 3 . 4 + myEm = \chordmode { e,4:m e8:m e8:m } myD = \chordmode { d,4 d8 8 } myChords = \chordmode { \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"acoustic guitar (nylon)" %% Notate chords only when changing \set chordChanges = ##t % \partial 4 s4 \myEm \myD \myEm \myD \myEm \myD \myEm \myD \myEm \myD \myEm \myD } myMelody = \relative c'' { \myKey \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"trombone" \relative c'{ e2 d | e4 8 8 b2 | \break e4 4 fis4 4 | g8 8 8 8 fis2 | \break b8 8 8 8 4 4 | 8 8 8 8 8 a g fis \bar "|." } } myLyrics = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "1." Hey Ho, No -- bo -- dy home. Meat nor drink nor mo -- ney have I none, Yet will I be mer -- ry, Yet will I be ve -- ry mer -- ry } \score { << \new ChordNames { \myChords } \new Voice = "mySong" { \myMelody } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "mySong" { \myLyrics } % \new TabStaff { \myChords } %% Check >> \layout { } } \score { << \new ChordNames { \myChords \myChords \myChords \myEm \myD \myEm \myD e,1} % Final tone \new Voice = "mySong" { \myMelody } \new Voice = "mySong" { \myMelody \myMelody \myMelody } \new Voice = "mySecondSong" { r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 \myMelody \myMelody } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "mySong" { \myLyrics } % \new TabStaff { \myChords } %% Check >> \midi { } } %% unterdrückt im raw="1"-Modus das DinA4-Format. \paper { indent=0\mm %% DinA4 0 210mm - 10mm Rand - 20mm Lochrand = 180mm line-width=180\mm oddFooterMarkup=##f oddHeaderMarkup=##f % bookTitleMarkup=##f scoreTitleMarkup=##f }$

With tabs

$\version "2.20.0" \header { title = "Hey Ho, Nobody home" % subtitle = "MeinSubtitle" % poet = "myPoet" % composer = "myCpmposer" % arranger = "arr: ccbysa: Wikibooks (mjchael)" } myKey = { \clef "G_8" \time 4/4 \tempo 4 = 100 %% hide tempo \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t \key e\minor } %% cords %% western-beat %% 1 . 2 + 3 . 4 + myEm = \chordmode { e,4:m e8:m e8:m } myD = \chordmode { d,4 d8 8 } myChords = \chordmode { \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"acoustic guitar (nylon)" %% Notate chords only when changing \set chordChanges = ##t % \partial 4 s4 \myEm \myD \myEm \myD \myEm \myD \myEm \myD \myEm \myD \myEm \myD } myMelody = { \myKey \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"trombone" \relative c{ e2 d | e4 8 8 b2 | \break e4 4 fis4 4 | g8 8 8 8 fis2 | \break b8 8 8 8 4 4 | 8 8 8 8 8 a g fis \bar "|." } } myLyrics = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "1." Hey Ho, No -- bo -- dy home. Meat nor drink nor mo -- ney have I none, Yet will I be mer -- ry, Yet will I be ve -- ry mer -- ry } \score { << \new ChordNames { \myChords } \new Voice = "mySong" { \myMelody } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "mySong" { \myLyrics } \new TabStaff { \myMelody } %% Check >> \layout { } } \score { << \new ChordNames { \myChords \myChords \myChords \myEm \myD \myEm \myD e,1} % Final tone \new Voice = "mySong" { \myMelody } \new Voice = "mySong" { \myMelody \myMelody \myMelody } \new Voice = "mySecondSong" { r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 \myMelody \myMelody } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "mySong" { \myLyrics } % \new TabStaff { \myChords } %% Check >> \midi { } } %% unterdrückt im raw="1"-Modus das DinA4-Format. \paper { indent=0\mm %% DinA4 0 210mm - 10mm Rand - 20mm Lochrand = 180mm line-width=180\mm oddFooterMarkup=##f oddHeaderMarkup=##f % bookTitleMarkup=##f scoreTitleMarkup=##f }$

Canon for 3 voices

[Em]Hey [D]Ho, [Em]Nobody [D]home.
[Em]Meat nor [D]drink nor [Em]money have I [D]none,
[Em]Yet will I be [D]merry,
[Em]Yet will I be [D]very merry

Hejo, spann den Wagen an

German autumn song at grain harvest time.^[1]

Em D C B7

$\version "2.20.0" \header { title = "Hejo, spann den Wagen an" % subtitle = "MeinSubtitle" % poet = "myPoet" % composer = "myCpmposer" % arranger = "arr: ccbysa: Wikibooks (mjchael)" } myKey = { \clef "treble" \time 4/4 \tempo 4 = 100 %% hide tempo \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t \key e\minor } %% cords %% western-beat %% 1 . 2 + 3 . 4 + myEm = \chordmode { e,4:m e8:m e8:m } myD = \chordmode { d,4 d8 8 } myC = \chordmode { c,4 c8 8 } myBsept = \chordmode { b,,4:7 b,8:7 b,8:7 } myChords = \chordmode { \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"acoustic guitar (nylon)" %% Notate chords only when changing \set chordChanges = ##t % \partial 4 s4 \myEm \myD \myC \myBsept \myEm \myD \myC \myBsept \myEm \myD \myC \myBsept } myMelody = \relative c'' { \myKey \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"trombone" \relative c'{ e2 d | e4 8 8 b2 | \break e4 4 fis4 4 | g8 8 8 8 fis2 | \break b8 8 8 8 4 4 | 8 8 8 8 8( a) g( fis) \bar "|." } } myLyrics = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "1." He -- jo, spann den Wa -- gen an, denn der Wind treibt Re -- gen ü -- bers Land. Holt die gold -- nen Gar -- ben Holt die gold -- nen Gar -- ben } \score { << \new ChordNames { \myChords } \new Voice = "mySong" { \myMelody } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "mySong" { \myLyrics } % \new TabStaff { \myChords } %% Check >> \layout { } } \score { << \new ChordNames { \myChords \myChords \myChords \myEm \myD \myC \myBsept e,1} % Final tone \new Voice = "mySong" { \myMelody } \new Voice = "mySong" { \myMelody \myMelody \myMelody } \new Voice = "mySecondSong" { r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 \myMelody \myMelody } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "mySong" { \myLyrics } % \new TabStaff { \myChords } %% Check >> \midi { } } %% unterdrückt im raw="1"-Modus das DinA4-Format. \paper { indent=0\mm %% DinA4 0 210mm - 10mm Rand - 20mm Lochrand = 180mm line-width=180\mm oddFooterMarkup=##f oddHeaderMarkup=##f % bookTitleMarkup=##f scoreTitleMarkup=##f }$

Kanon zu 3 Stimmen

[Em] He- [D] jo! [C] Spannt den Wagen [B7] an,
[Em] denn der [D] Wind treibt [C] Regen über's [B7] Land!
[Em] Holt die goldnen [D] Garben, [C] Holt die goldnen [B7] Garben!

↑ Hejo, hitch up the wagon,
for the wind is driving rain over the land.
//: Fetch the golden sheaves! ://

Adapted from the German Wikibooks: b:de:Liederbuch/ Hejo spannt den Wagen an

[1] Hejo, hitch up the wagon,
for the wind is driving rain over the land.
//: Fetch the golden sheaves! ://

[1]