March 7 - John Wilbye (The Musical Birthday Series)

Technically, today is John Wilbye's baptismal day, but we're going to celebrate anyway (baptized 7 March 1574 – September 1638).

Elizabethan Limerick (You’ve Got Me on the Go)

The singers at Queen Bess’s court

In need of a song for her sport,

Asked, “Prithee, John Wilbye

How much would the bill be

For a madrigal snappy and short?”

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