X:92010350
T:RVW2/1/35 I Courted an Old Man
F:http://www.vwml.org/record/RVW2/1/35
C:Sung by a gipsy at Hooton Roberts, Yorks., Sept. 1907
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones and Simon Furey.
L:1/8
Q:"(Editorial suggestion)" 1/4=120
M:3/4
K:Dmix
"^(a)"D2 |D2 G2 G2 | F2 G2 A2 | B4 G2 | AF D2 D2 |
w: I cour-ted an old man, it's high down, der- ry down. I
D2 G2 G2 |F2 G2 A2 | d4 cB | A4 (AB) |
w: cour-ted an old man, it's high der-ry down. I_
c2 "^(b)" B3 A |(cB) HA3 B | c2 A2 B2 | GF D4 |
w: cour-ted an old_ man, he swore he would mar-ry me.
(A3 B) c A |[M:4/4] B2{AB} (A3 G) AA | GF D2 D2 ||
w: Girls_ for your|own sake_ ne-ver wed an old man.
[M:3/4] "^(a) var" z2 |D2 G2 G2 | F2 G2 A2 | B4 G2 |AF D2 z2 |
w:When we sat down to meat, high down, der-ry down,
D2 G2 G2 | F2 G2 A2 | d4 cB | A6 | 
w:when we sat down to meat, high der-ry down.
c2 "^(b) var." A3 B |cB HA3 B |[M:4/4] c2 B2 A3 G/B/ | [M:3/4] GF D4 
w:When we sat down to meat the old man thought much of what we ate. 
(A3 B) cA |[M:4/4] B2{AB} (A3 G) AA | GF D2 D2 ||
w:Girls_ for your own sake_ ne-ver wed an old man.
[M:3/4] z2 | D2 G2 G2 | F2 G2 A2 | B4 G2 | AF D2 z2 |
w:When we were going to church, high down, der-ry down.
D2 G2 G2 | F2 G2 A2 | d4 cB | A6 |
w:When we were going to church, high der-ry down.
c2 A3 B | cB HA3 B | c2 B2 AA | GF D4 |
w:When we were going to church (the) old man thought his mon-ey much.
(A3 B) cA |[M:4/4] B2{AB} (A3 G) AA | GF D2 D2 |]
w:Girls_ for your own sake_ ne-ver wed an old man.