Lyr Add: Laws Q5 - variant

Subject: Laws Q5 - variant The Dumb Wife ^^
From: MMario
Date: 30 Jun 00 - 12:13 PM

A Variation on the song in the DT as "Dumb, Dumb, dumb"

Foound at the Lester Levy site, box 49, item 18 - dated 1836.

THE DUMB WIFE

There was a country blade and he wooed a little maid
Safely he conducted her home, home, home
She was neat in ev'ry part, and she stole away his heart
But this pretty little deary she was dumb, dumb, dumb

She could brew and she could bake
She could knit and she could plait
She could sweep the house clean with her broom, broom,broom
She could card and she could spin, and do ev'ry other thing
But this pretty little deary she was dumb, dumb, dumb

To the Doctor then he went, to make his heart content
In curing his deary of the mum, mum, mum
'Tis by far the easiest part, that lie within my art
To make a women speak who is dumb, dumb, dumb

Next morn when she arose, she quick put on her clothes
and rattled in his ear like a drum, drum, drum
Her feet began to walk, and her toungue began to talk
I'd give anything on earth she were dumb, dumb, dumb

To the Doctor then he goes, with his bosom full of woes
Oh, Doctor,Doctor dear! I am undone, done, done!
My wife has proved a scole, and the De'il her tongue will hold
I'd give anything on earth she were dumb, dumb, dumb

Says the Doctor, then indeed, I've proved a friend in need
In curing your deary of the mum, mum, mum. But 'tis past the art of man, let him do the best he can
To make a scolding woman hold her tongue, tongue, tongue

But to put an end to strife, go home unto your wife
Give her the oil of hazel like a drum, drum, drum
Oil her body all around, 'till the hasel makes it sound
and you'll never mor be troubles with her tongue, tongue, tongue!
^^

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Laws Q5 - variant ^^
From: MMario
Date: 30 Jun 00 - 12:27 PM

MIDI file: dumb_w~1.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: The Dumb Wife
Text: Generated by NoteWorthy Composer
TimeSig: 2/4 24 8
Start
0000 1 67 110 0000 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 67 110 0064 0 67 000 0030 0 67 000 0002 1 72 110 0094 0 72 000 0002 1 72 110 0094 0 72 000 0002 1 72 110 0094 0 72 000 0002 1 72 110 0094 0 72 000 0002 1 72 110 0160 0 72 000 0032 1 71 110 0094 0 71 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0224 1 72 110 0094 0 72 000 0002 1 72 110 0094 0 72 000 0002 1 72 110 0094 0 72 000 0002 1 72 110 0094 0 72 000 0002 1 76 110 0094 0 76 000 0002 1 79 110 0094 0 79 000 0002 1 76 110 0096 0 76 000 0000 1 72 110 0094 0 72 000 0002 1 74 110 0160 0 74 000 0032 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 72 110 0094 0 72 000 0002 1 72 110 0094 0 72 000 0002 1 72 110 0094 0 72 000 0002 1 72 110 0094 0 72 000 0002 1 72 110 0160 0 72 000 0032 1 71 110 0094 0 71 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 65 110 0096 0 65 000 0000 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 60 110 0094 0 60 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 74 110 0094 0 74 000 0002 1 71 110 0094 0 71 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 72 110 0160 0 72 000 0032 1 72 110 0160 0 72 000
End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

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ABC format:

X:1
T:The Dumb Wife
M:2/4
Q:1/4=120
K:C
GG2G2c2c2|c2c2c4|B2A2G2A2|G2F2E4|-E4c2c2|
c2c2e2g2|e2c2d4|G4G4|G2G2c2c2|c2c2c4|B2A2G2A2|
G2F2F2E2|D2C2E2G2|G2G2A2d2|B2G2G4|c4c7/2||

midi also sent to MudCat midi page ^^

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Laws Q5 - variant
From: Alan of Australia
Date: 01 Jul 00 - 09:06 PM

G'day,
Thanks to MMario the tune for "The Dumb Wife" can be found here at the Mudcat MIDI site.

Cheers,
Alan

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Laws Q5 - variant
From: Joe Offer
Date: 01 Jul 00 - 09:36 PM

...I wonder if I can get away with singing that in our next song circle. I'm afraid I'll be attacked by an angry mob of politically correct demagogues.
See what trouble you get me into, MMario?
-Joe Offer-