[Verse 1] Spurring 'long the King's Highway in my creaking rough-hewn hay-wain, Hey ho, hey ho! A fair bright morrow breaks, and a goodly day it remains. [Chorus] The wheels do hum, the lute-strings thrum, The lyre rings out, and merry sounds come, Whilst we fly 'long the King's Highway in a creaking rough-hewn hay-wain. [Refrain] We shall play on, play on, play on, a-dancing the whole night through, We shall play on, play on, play on, in all that is right and true, We shall play on, play on, play on, in merry cavorting, Anon, play on, play on, play on, in merry gambolling, Aye, singing and dancing the dark and weary night through. [Verse 2] Thou mayest hear the minstrelsy full six-and-twenty leagues away, Hey ho, hey ho! A smiling face is mirth, and mirth is hither to stay. [Verse 3] Spurring ever downward toward the town, Greeting the urchins clamouring 'round, Gliding toward the quay in my creaking hay-wain. [Refrain] We shall play on, play on, play on, a-dancing the whole night through, We shall play on, play on, play on, in all that is right and true, We shall play on, play on, play on, in merry cavorting, Anon, play on, play on, play on, in merry gambolling, Aye, singing and dancing the long and weary night through.