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Snuffy	godspeed the plow (24)	Lyr/Tune Add: THE FARMER'S TOAST	09 Sep 00
I have a version recorded about 20 years ago by Geoff Higginbottom, which is basically the same as that posted by JB3 but with an extra verse (the second one from Mark Cohen's post). Geoff treats verse 2 as a chorus, repeating it after verses 4 and 6, effectively making 3/4 and 5/6 double verses. He also gives it a different title, viz. THE FARMER'S TOAST Come all jolly fellows Who love to be mellow - Attend unto me, nice and easy. For a pint where it's quiet, Let no man deny it, Dull thinking will drive a man crazy. CHORUS I have lawns, I have bowers, I have fruits, I have flowers, The lark is my daily alarmer. Be jolly boys now Who follow the plough. Here's a health and success to the farmer. Draw near to my table, My lads, while you're able. Let me hear not one word of complaining. For the jingling of glasses All music surpasses, And I love to see bottles a-draining. For here I am king: I can laugh, dance and sing. Let no man appear as a stranger. But show me the ass Who refuses a glass And I'll treat him to hay in the manger. Let the wealthy and great Roll in splendour and state - I envy them not, I declare it. For I eat my own ham, My own chicken and lamb; I shear my own fleece and I wear it. By ploughing and sowing, By reaping and mowing, King nature rewards me with plenty: I've a cellar well stored, And a plentiful board, And the garden affords every dainty. This is also reflected in the tune, which is in three parts. So the full sequence is AC ABC ABC, where C is the chorus. As this is one of 3800+ songs in the DT with no tune supplied, I am posting an attempt at Geoff's tune here. But it looks like you can sing it with or without the chorus, and you could probably sing all 8 verses to any single part of this tune or any combination thereof. Enjoy! MIDI file: FARMTOST.MID Timebase: 480 Tempo: 160 (375000 microsec/crotchet) Key: F TimeSig: 3/4 18 8 Name: Farmer's Toast, The Text: S:sung by Geoff Higginbotham Start 0000 1 60 127 0479 0 60 000 0001 1 65 127 0479 0 65 000 0001 1 65 090 0719 0 65 000 0001 1 60 090 0239 0 60 000 0001 1 65 127 0239 0 65 000 0001 1 67 090 0239 0 67 000 0001 1 69 090 1919 0 69 000 0241 1 65 090 0239 0 65 000 0001 1 67 127 0479 0 67 000 0001 1 67 090 0719 0 67 000 0001 1 65 090 0239 0 65 000 0001 1 67 127 0239 0 67 000 0001 1 69 090 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 70 090 1919 0 70 000 0001 1 69 090 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 67 090 0239 0 67 000 0001 1 72 127 0719 0 72 000 0001 1 69 090 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 65 090 0479 0 65 000 0001 1 62 127 0479 0 62 000 0001 1 70 090 0719 0 70 000 0001 1 69 090 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 69 127 0479 0 69 000 0001 1 67 090 1919 0 67 000 0001 1 60 090 0239 0 60 000 0001 1 60 090 0239 0 60 000 0001 1 60 127 0479 0 60 000 0001 1 65 090 0719 0 65 000 0001 1 60 090 0239 0 60 000 0001 1 65 127 0239 0 65 000 0001 1 67 090 0239 0 67 000 0001 1 69 090 1919 0 69 000 0241 1 65 090 0239 0 65 000 0001 1 67 127 0479 0 67 000 0001 1 67 090 0719 0 67 000 0001 1 65 090 0239 0 65 000 0001 1 67 127 0239 0 67 000 0001 1 69 090 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 70 090 1919 0 70 000 0001 1 69 090 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 67 090 0239 0 67 000 0001 1 72 127 0719 0 72 000 0001 1 69 090 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 65 090 0479 0 65 000 0001 1 62 127 0719 0 62 000 0001 1 70 090 0239 0 70 000 0001 1 69 090 0479 0 69 000 0001 1 67 127 0719 0 67 000 0001 1 65 090 0239 0 65 000 0001 1 64 090 0479 0 64 000 0001 1 65 127 0959 0 65 000 0001 1 69 090 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 70 090 0239 0 70 000 0001 1 72 127 0719 0 72 000 0001 1 69 090 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 65 090 0479 0 65 000 0001 1 65 127 0959 0 65 000 0001 1 69 090 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 72 090 0239 0 72 000 0001 1 74 127 0479 0 74 000 0001 1 70 090 0479 0 70 000 0001 1 67 090 0479 0 67 000 0001 1 65 127 0719 0 65 000 0001 1 67 090 0119 0 67 000 0001 1 65 090 0119 0 65 000 0001 1 64 090 1439 0 64 000 0001 1 72 090 0479 0 72 000 0001 1 72 127 0479 0 72 000 0001 1 69 090 0479 0 69 000 0001 1 65 090 0479 0 65 000 0001 1 62 127 0959 0 62 000 0001 1 70 090 0239 0 70 000 0001 1 69 090 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 69 127 0479 0 69 000 0001 1 67 090 1679 0 67 000 0241 1 60 090 0479 0 60 000 0001 1 60 127 0479 0 60 000 0001 1 65 090 0719 0 65 000 0001 1 60 090 0239 0 60 000 0001 1 65 127 0239 0 65 000 0001 1 67 090 0239 0 67 000 0001 1 69 090 1919 0 69 000 0001 1 65 090 0239 0 65 000 0001 1 65 090 0239 0 65 000 0001 1 67 127 0479 0 67 000 0001 1 67 090 0719 0 67 000 0001 1 65 090 0239 0 65 000 0001 1 67 127 0239 0 67 000 0001 1 69 090 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 70 090 1919 0 70 000 0001 1 69 090 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 67 090 0239 0 67 000 0001 1 72 127 0239 0 72 000 0001 1 69 090 0719 0 69 000 0001 1 65 090 0479 0 65 000 0001 1 62 127 0719 0 62 000 0001 1 70 090 0239 0 70 000 0001 1 69 090 0479 0 69 000 0001 1 67 127 0719 0 67 000 0001 1 65 090 0239 0 65 000 0001 1 64 090 0479 0 64 000 0001 1 65 127 0959 0 65 000 0001 1 69 090 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 70 090 0239 0 70 000 0001 1 72 127 0719 0 72 000 0001 1 69 090 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 65 090 0479 0 65 000 0001 1 65 127 0959 0 65 000 0001 1 69 090 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 72 090 0239 0 72 000 0001 1 74 127 0479 0 74 000 0001 1 70 090 0479 0 70 000 0001 1 67 090 0479 0 67 000 0001 1 65 127 0719 0 65 000 0001 1 67 090 0119 0 67 000 0001 1 65 090 0119 0 65 000 0001 1 64 090 1439 0 64 000 0001 1 72 090 0479 0 72 000 0001 1 72 127 0479 0 72 000 0001 1 69 090 0479 0 69 000 0001 1 65 090 0479 0 65 000 0001 1 62 127 0239 0 62 000 0001 1 70 090 0959 0 70 000 0001 1 69 090 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 69 127 0479 0 69 000 0001 1 67 090 1679 0 67 000 0241 1 60 090 0479 0 60 000 0001 1 60 127 0239 0 60 000 0001 1 65 090 0719 0 65 000 0001 1 60 090 0479 0 60 000 0001 1 65 127 0239 0 65 000 0001 1 67 090 0239 0 67 000 0001 1 69 090 1919 0 69 000 0241 1 65 090 0239 0 65 000 0001 1 67 127 0479 0 67 000 0001 1 67 090 0719 0 67 000 0001 1 65 090 0239 0 65 000 0001 1 67 127 0239 0 67 000 0001 1 69 090 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 70 090 1919 0 70 000 0001 1 69 090 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 67 090 0239 0 67 000 0001 1 72 127 0719 0 72 000 0001 1 69 090 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 65 090 0479 0 65 000 0001 1 62 127 0959 0 62 000 0001 1 70 090 0239 0 70 000 0001 1 69 090 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 67 127 0719 0 67 000 0001 1 65 090 0239 0 65 000 0001 1 64 090 0479 0 64 000 0001 1 65 127 0959 0 65 000 End This program is worth the effort of learning it. To download the March 10 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here ABC format: X: 136 T:Farmer's Toast, The M:3/4 L:1/8 Q:150 S:sung by Geoff Higginbotham N:filename [GDSPDPLW D:The Levenshulme Triangle K:F P:A C2\| F2F3C\|(FG)A4-\|A4zF\| G2G3F\|(GA)B4-\|B4(AG)\| c3AF2\|D2B3A\|A2G4-\|G4CC\| C2F3C\|(FG)A4-\|A4zF\| G2G3F\|(GA)B4-\|B4(AG)\| c3AF2\|D3BA2\|(G3FE2)\|F4\|\| P:B AB\| c3AF2\|F4Ac\|d2B2G2\|(F3G/F/E2-\|E4)c2\| c2A2F2\|D4BA\|A2G4-\|G3zC2\| C2F3C\|(FGA4-\|A4)FF\| G2G3F\|(GAB4-\|B4)AG\| cA3F2\|D3BA2\|(G3FE2)\|F4\|\| P:C AB\| c3AF2\|F4Ac\|d2B2G2\|(F3G/F/E2-\|E4)c2\| c2A2F2\|DB4A\|A2G4-\|G3zC2\| CF3C2\|(FGA4-\|A4)zF\| G2G3F\|(GAB4-\|B4)AG\| c3AF2\|D4BA\|(G3FE2)\|F4\|\| Wassail! V

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