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| + | T:88 Bold Nelson's Praise | ||
| + | P:Collected by Cecil J. Sharp | ||
| + | C:From 'One Hundred English Folk Songs' (1916) | ||
| + | Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones | ||
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| + | w: Bold|Nel- son's praise I'm|go\- ing to sing,|(Not forg- gett\- ing our|glor- ious King), He|al- ways did good|tid- ings bring for *|he was a bold comm-| | ||
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| + | w: and- er. There was|Syd- ney Smith and|Dun can too, Lord|Howe and all the|glor- ious crew,|They were the men that|were true blue,|Full of care,| | ||
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| + | w: Yet I swear|None with Nel- son|could comp- are, Not *|ev- en * Al- ex-|and- er.| | ||
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| + | W:1 Bold Nelson's praise I'm going to sing, (not forgetting our glorious King), | ||
| + | W:He always did good tidings bring, for he was a bold commander. | ||
| + | W:There was Sydney Smith and Duncan too, Lord Howe and all the glorious crew; | ||
| + | W:They were the men who were true blue, full of care, yet I swear | ||
| + | W:None with Nelson could compare, not even Alexander. | ||
| + | W: | ||
| + | W:2 Bold Buonaparte he threaten'd war, a man who fear'd not wound nor scar, | ||
| + | W:But still he lost at Trafalgar where Britain was victorious. | ||
| + | W:Lord Nelson's actions made him quake, and all French pow'rs he made to shake; | ||
| + | W:He said his king he'd ne'er forsake. these last words thus he spake: | ||
| + | W:Stand true, my lads, like hearts of oak, and the battle shall be glorious. | ||
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| + | W:3 Lord Nelson bold, though threatened wide, and many a time he had been tried, | ||
| + | W:He fought like a hero till he died amid the battle gory. | ||
| + | W:But the day was won, their line was broke, while all around was lost in smoke, | ||
| + | W:And Nelson he got his death stroke, that's the man for England! | ||
| + | W:He faced his foe with his sword in hand and he lived and he died in his glory. | ||
| + | W: | ||
| + | W:NOTE | ||
| + | W: | ||
| + | W:This is the only version of this song that I know. The singer mixed his words in all | ||
| + | W:the verses except the first one, necessitating a certain amount of rearrangement. | ||
| + | W:The air is in the Dorian mode, and is a variant of "Princess Royal," a well-known | ||
| + | W:Morris-Jig tune. Shield adapted the air to the words of "The Saucy Arethusa," one | ||
| + | W:of the songs in the ballad-opera 'The Lock and Key' (1796). The composition of the | ||
| + | W:air has sometimes been attributed to Carolan. The tune is also printed in Walsh's | ||
| + | W:'Compleat Dancing Master' (circa 1730), under the title "Princess Royal: the new way." | ||
| + | W: | ||
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Sheet Music (1916) Media:88BolNel_1916_Sheet_Music.pdf
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X:88 T:88 Bold Nelson's Praise P:Collected by Cecil J. Sharp C:From 'One Hundred English Folk Songs' (1916) Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones %%scale 0.83 %%pagewidth 21.00cm %%leftmargin 1.00cm %%rightmargin 1.00cm Q:1/4=120 L:1/4 M:4/4 I:linebreak $ K:Em V: V:1
B | G F E B | G/G/ F E2 | d B A/A/ d | B A G3/2 B/ |$ A G F E | D E B, (B/A/) | G F/ E/ F B, | %8
w: Bold|Nel- son's praise I'm|go\- ing to sing,|(Not forg- gett\- ing our|glor- ious King), He|al- ways did good|tid- ings bring for *|he was a bold comm-|
E2 E B/ B/ |$ e B e3/2 B/ | e B B3/2 B/ | d ^c d B | A G F2 |$ E E/ F/ G A | B B e2 | d B ^c2 | %16
w: and- er. There was|Syd- ney Smith and|Dun can too, Lord|Howe and all the|glor- ious crew,|They were the men that|were true blue,|Full of care,|
B E A2 | G F E E |$ B B, B, (B/B/) | B (G/E/) F G | E2 E |] %21
w: Yet I swear|None with Nel- son|could comp- are, Not *|ev- en * Al- ex-|and- er.| W: W: W:1 Bold Nelson's praise I'm going to sing, (not forgetting our glorious King), W:He always did good tidings bring, for he was a bold commander. W:There was Sydney Smith and Duncan too, Lord Howe and all the glorious crew; W:They were the men who were true blue, full of care, yet I swear W:None with Nelson could compare, not even Alexander. W: W:2 Bold Buonaparte he threaten'd war, a man who fear'd not wound nor scar, W:But still he lost at Trafalgar where Britain was victorious. W:Lord Nelson's actions made him quake, and all French pow'rs he made to shake; W:He said his king he'd ne'er forsake. these last words thus he spake: W:Stand true, my lads, like hearts of oak, and the battle shall be glorious. W: W:3 Lord Nelson bold, though threatened wide, and many a time he had been tried, W:He fought like a hero till he died amid the battle gory. W:But the day was won, their line was broke, while all around was lost in smoke, W:And Nelson he got his death stroke, that's the man for England! W:He faced his foe with his sword in hand and he lived and he died in his glory. W: W:NOTE W: W:This is the only version of this song that I know. The singer mixed his words in all W:the verses except the first one, necessitating a certain amount of rearrangement. W:The air is in the Dorian mode, and is a variant of "Princess Royal," a well-known W:Morris-Jig tune. Shield adapted the air to the words of "The Saucy Arethusa," one W:of the songs in the ballad-opera 'The Lock and Key' (1796). The composition of the W:air has sometimes been attributed to Carolan. The tune is also printed in Walsh's W:'Compleat Dancing Master' (circa 1730), under the title "Princess Royal: the new way." W: