I Played Me Concertina
Sung by Arthur Osmond on an Edison Standard Record 1909
Recording from University of California, Santa Barbara Library
Available under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.5 License
Unearthed by Rob Willis; transcribed by Dave Johnson

Here is my abc version
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T:I Played Me Concertina
C:Arthur Osmond on and Edison Standard Record 1909
C:Recording from University of California, Santa Barbara Library
C:Available under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.5 License
C:Unearthed by Rob Willis; transcribed by Dave Johnson
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Am
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w:1.This* con-cer-tin-a you must know I take with me where e're I go.
w:2.One* day whilst bath-ing in the sea some lad-ies had a game with me.
w:3.At* twelve o'-clock the oth-er night I rushed a-round to Doc-tor White.
w:4.For a don-key ride I went one day and in my us-ual care-less way,
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w:While I was sail-ing once a-broad my poor wife she fell o-ver board.
w:Those naught-y lad-ies sad to say they pinched my clothes and ran a-way.
w:When I got there and rang the bell, the doc-tor came and shout-ed "Well
w:I pinned my con-cer-tin-a to the don-key's tail and off we flew.
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w:I said "I am a sel-fish clown, I* can't stand here and see her drown"
w:"Give me my clothes I am dis-creet" but they stuck to them just like a leech.
w:please tell me sir what brings you here at* twelve o'-clock it's ver-y queer?"
w:I gave a shout as we set sail. He* jumped me up till I felt pale,
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w:So I shut my eyes and sat me down and played my con-cer-tin-a.
w:So_ I walked down a-long the beach and played my con-cer-tin-a.
w:I_ said I thought you'd like to hear me play my con-cer-tin-a.
w:And_ ev-ery time he wagged his tail he played my con-cer-tin-a.