X:60
T:RVW2/2/60 Admiral Benbow
F:http://www.vwml.org/record/RVW2/2/60
C: James Punt, East Horndon, Essex, 23 April 1904
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones and Simon Furey.
L:1/8
Q: "(Editorial suggestion)" 1/4=100
M:2/4
K:G
D | GG AF | G2 AB | c2 BA | (Ac) (BA)|
w: Come all you sea-men brave, Lon-don near, Lon-don near._ Come_
w: ****** (lend an ear, lend an ear)
GB AG | A2 GE | D4- | D2 (B3/2c/2) |
w: all you sea-men brave, Lon-don near._ It's_
w:*****(lend an ear)
dB GB | (dB) cd | e(c/2B/2) AG | D2 DF |
w: of an ad-miral fa-med cal-led Ben-bow_ by his name, and he
G3/2G/2 GG | (ED) CC | D2 (D/2E/2)F | G3 |]
w: fought the ra-ging main_ you shall hear, you_ shall hear.
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%%text Editorial note: The text in parentheses is what RVW wrote, so clearly he caught this splendid mondegreen.