X:92011930
T:RVW2/1/193 Forty Miles
F:http://www.vwml.org/record/RVW2/1/193
C:Mr. Newby, 25 October 1910, Southwold, Suffolk
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/8
Q:"(Editorial suggestion)" 3/8=66
M:6/8
K:C
G | c2 c G2 E | (FG)F D2 E | FGF (ED)C | G2 G A3 |
w: 1~On yon-der hill and there_ it stood, a neat lit-tle cot-*tage near the wood
"^(a)"z3 z2 G |"^(b)"A2 A A2 G |"^(c)"c2 e HGzG | (Af)e (dc)B | c2 z z2 ||
w: where I had ne-ver been, had been, where I_ had ne-*ver been.
G | c2 c G2 E | FGF D2 E | FGF EDC | G2 G A3 |
w: 2~And there it~at hand and far_ from town, the rain_ fell fast ond the sun was gone
"^(a) var." z3 z GG |"^(b) var." AAA A2 G |"^(c) var." c2 e HGGG | (Af)e (dc)B | c2 z z2 |]
w: so I beg-ged to be let in, let in, so I beg-ged to be_ let in.
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W: 3 O no, kind sir, that can never be,
W: There's no-one in this house but me
W: And I'd like you to be gone. (bis)
W:
W: 4 That rains then hails that whistles on high
W: And clouds overwhelm the stars in sky
W: So I begged to be let in. (bis)
W:
W: 5 O no, kind sir, that can never be,
W: There's no-one in this house but me
W: And I'd like you to be gone. (bis)
W:
W: 6 Then kind compassion seized her so
W: She could not bear to see him go
W: So she called him back again. (bis)
W:
W: 7 So when that him she had let in
W: He told her he her heart would win
W: He would make her his lawful bride. (bis)
W:
W: 8 So the very next day to the church they went
W: And married they were with sweet content
W: And he made her his lawful bride. (bis).
W:
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%%Editorial notes: The tune in the MS is marked by RVW as being notated by 
%%George Butterworth, and is eminently clear. Though the words are also clear, 
%%their note positions are far less so. The editors have therefore done some
%%conjectural restoration, using the Frank Hinchcliffe recorded version as a model.
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