The Story of What Child is This Here is another example of how some carol tunes are often taken from popular folk tunes. During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, there was a song called, My Lady Greensleaves. Shakespeare often referred to the song as being very popular in his day. The words to My Lady Greensleaves are no longer used, but the tune is still popular in the form of the carol What Child Is This? The words to the song..
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