X:610560
T:GB/6a/56 The Cruel Father and the Affectionate Lovers
T:Version 1 of 3
F:http://archives.vwml.org/record/GB/6a/56
C:Sung by Mr. Knight, Horsham, Sussex, April 1907
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
M:5/4
L:1/8
Q:"(Editorial suggestion)" 1/4=100
K:G
D2 | G2 E2 D2 G2 G2 | A2 A2 A2 B2 (Bc) | [M:6/4]d2 d2 c4 (B3 G) |
w: It's of a dam- sel both fair and hand- some. These_ lines are true as_
[M:5/4]A2 A2 G4 DD | G2 E2 D2 G2 GG | A2 A2 A2 B2 (Bc) |
w: I've been told. By the banks of Shan-non in a lof-ty man-sion her_
[M:6/4]d2 d2 c4 (B3 G) | A2 A2 G6 B2 | [M:5/4]c2 d2 e2 c2 A2 |
w: par-ents claimed great_ store of gold. Her hair was black as a
[M:6/4]B2 c2 d2 B2- B2 d2 | [M:5/4]c2 B2 A2 G2 E2 | F2 G2 D4 D2 |
w: rav-en's fea-ther,_ her form and fea-tures des-cribe who can. But
G2 E2 D2 G2 G2 | A2 A2 A2 B2 (Bc) | [M:6/4]d2 d2 c4 B3 G | A2 A2 G6 |]
w: since 'tis fol-ly be-longs to nat-ure, she_ fell in love with a ser-vant man.