Hey, Ho, Nobody Home

England

HISTORY AND SONG NOTES

Hey, Ho, Nobody Home is a 16th century folksong from England. It was originally associated with Christmas carol singing, but in recent history has not been considered to be exclusively a Christmas song.

In addition to the lyrics above, often used verses for this song include:

Hey, ho, nobody home. Meat, nor drink, nor money have I none. Yet I will/we shall/would I be merry.

This song can also be performed as a round; the round begins on the second measure, on the word “meat.”

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