A-Hunting We Will Go
English song and nursery rhyme / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Goodies episode, see Hunting Pink.
"A-Hunting We Will Go" is a popular folk song and nursery rhyme composed in 1777 by English composer Thomas Arne.[1] Arne had composed the song for a 1777 production of The Beggar's Opera in London.[2]
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Published | 1777 |
Composer(s) | Thomas Augustine Arne |
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The a- is an archaic intensifying prefix; compare "Here We Come A-wassailing/Here We Come A-caroling" and lyrics to "The Twelve Days of Christmas" (e.g., “Six geese a-laying”).[citation needed]