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John in Brisbane Tune Req: Nancy Dawson (10) Lyr/Tune Add: NANCY DAWSON / PISS ON THE GREEN 15 Dec 04


Anika, you'll find this tune in the same way that I described for O'Sullivan's March.

Interestingly this is another example of a tune used for children's song. The alternative tune names are 'Piss Upon The Grass' or 'Piss On The Grass'.

Regards, John

X: 1
T:Nancy Dawson
T:Piss on the Green
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:155
S:George Spencer m/s, Leeds,1831
R:Jig
O:Traditional - England
A:Leeds
N: Nancy Dawson is the tune now used for our children's song "Here we
N: go 'round the Mulberry Bush". The real Nancy Dawson, for whom the
N: song was written, was a popular stage dancer in 18th Century England.
N: A biography of Nancy Dawson was published in 1760. She died in 1767
N: and was buried in the Chapel of St. George the Martyr, Queen Square,
N: Bloomsbury, where her tombstone says N: only, "Here lies Nancy
N: Dawson". This well-known dance tune appeared in performances of
N: John Gay's ballad opera The Beggar's Opera (1729)
K: C
%%titlefont Wyld-Bold 20
%%subtitlefont Wyld 16
%%partsfont Wyld-Bold 12
%%gchordfont Wyld 12
%%infofont Wyld-Italic 14
%%textfont Wyld 12
%%vocalfont Wyld-Bold 13
%%wordsfont Wyld 14
%%headerfont Wyld 12
%%footerfont Wyld 12
K:G Major
G2GG2B | d2BG2B | A2BA2B | A2G FED | G2GG2B | d2BG2B | A2GF2E | D3"cr"D3 |]
P:Chorus
[| A2BA2B | A2G FED | B2cd2e | d2g (dBG) | c2Bc2d | e2f (gfe) | dcB AGF | G3"cr"G3
|]
W: VERSE:
W: Of all the girls in our town
W: The black , the fair , the red, the brown
W: That dance and prance it up and down,
W: There's none like Nancy Dawson
W: CHORUS:
W: Her easy mien, her shape so neat
W: She foots, she trips, she looks so sweet
W: Her every motion's so complete
W: I die for Nancy Dawson


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