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Thread #134836   Message #4164875
Posted By: keberoxu
11-Feb-23 - 02:12 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Black is the Colour
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Black is the Colour
The amateur chorus that I have just joined as a member,
is singing an a cappella arrangement of this song.
It is the tune associated with Cecil Sharp and John Jacob Niles,
however the music score reads
"American Folk Song" with no credits except for the arranger.
The arrangement itself is copyrighted.

The lyric is sung to a woman by a man, thus,
"Her lips are something wondrous fair,
The purest eyes and the daintiest hands," etc.

Only two verses used, concluding with
"If she on earth no more I'd see,
My life would quickly fade away."