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User Name	Thread Name	Subject	Posted
GUEST,Sheila	Tune Req: The Swing (R.L. Stevenson) (8)	Lyr Add: THE SWING (R.L. Stevenson)	07 Feb 09
I am seeking the melody for this poem from "A Child's Garden of Verses". I have heard the first line of music (right up the music scale) from 2 different people (USA and Trinidad). I'm not interested in contemporary versions, but rather, a traditional one, probably from the 20's or 30's. The words are: THE SWING Robert Louis Stevenson HOW do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do! Up in the air and over the wall, Till I can see so wide, Rivers and trees and cattle and all Over the countryside— Till I look down on the garden green, Down on the roof so brown— Up in the air I go flying again, Up in the air and down! Many thanks for any help. Sheila

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