X:2065030
T:LEB/2/65/3 I Wish My Baby It Was Born
F:http://archives.vwml.org/record/LEB/2/65/3
C:Joseph Taylor, Saxby, Linc., 7 March 1906
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones and Simon Furey.
L:1/8
Q:"(Editorial suggestion)" 1/4=132
M:3/4
K:G
E2 | E4 D2 | E4 {DE}D2 | C4 B,2 | A,2 z2 "^(a)"(FG) | A4 G2 | 
w: I wish my ba-by it was born, laid_ smil-ing
(F3 E) D2 | G4 A2 | E4 "^(b)"(FG) | A4 G2 | (F3 E) E2 | A,4 B,2 | 
w: on_ his fa-ther's knee, and_ I was dead_ and in my
 C4 (B,A,) | D3 E F2 | (G2 F2) E2 | (D2 {ED}C2) B,2 | A,4 ||
w: grave, and_ green grass a-grow-*ing o-*ver me.
E2 | E4 D2 | E4 {DE}D2 | C4 B,2 | A,2 z2 "^(a) var.1"GG | A4 G2 | 
w: Dig me my grave long wide and deep. Put a mar-ble
F3 E D2 | G4 A2 | E4 (FG) | A4 G2 | (F3 E) E2 | A,4 B,2 | 
w: stone at my head and feet, a_ turtle-white dove_ set over a-
"^(c) var."(C2 {DC}B,2) A,2 | D3 E F2 | G2 F2 E2 | (D2 {ED}C2) B,2 | A,4 ||
w: bove,_ to let the world know that I die_ of love.
E2 | E4 D2 | E4 {DE}D2 | C4 B,2 | A,2 z2 "^(a) var.2"G2 | A4 G2 | 
(F3 E) D2 | G4 A2 | E4 "^(b) var.*"GG | A4 G2 | (F3 E) E2 | A,4 B,2 | 
 C4 (B,A,) | D3 E F2 | (G2 F2) E2 | (D2 {ED}C2) B,2 | A,4 |]
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%%text *Editorial note: This variant, notated by LEB, does not match the words she wrote down. However, in the
%%text extant recording, Joseph Taylor sings "Put a turtle-white dove...", which fits the pair of quavers.