He That Will an Ale-House Keepe

1. He, that will an ale-house keepe, 
   must have three things in store.
A chamber and a feather bed,
   A chimney and a hey nony nony, 
Hey nony nony, hey nony no, 
   hey nony no, hey nony no.


A round for three voices by Thomas Ravenscroft.  Published in 1611 in "Melismata; Musicall Phansies Fitting the Court, Citie, and Countrey Humours. To 3, 4, and 5 Voyces.  To all delightfull, except to the Spitefull, To none offensive, except to the Pensive."  (Melismata: "A passage of multiple notes sung to one syllable of text.")  "Three Blind Mice" first appeared in another of Ravenscroft's collections.