And now the tune. X:1 T:The Old Oak Tree S:Mike Kent, Cape Broyle, Newfoundland: July 1951 B:Kenneth Peacock, 1965. Songs of the Newfoundland Outports, vol.2 p.628. L:1/8 Q:1/4=100 M:4/4 K:C C2|D3 E (^FE) D2|c3 c (BA) (AG)|(EG) E2 D3 C|D6 w:Dark was the night,_ cold blew the wind,_ and_ fast_ came down the rain, A2|d3 d e2 d2|c2 (BA) (AG) E2|D3 E ^F2 G2|A6 w:When Bet-sy left her own true_ home_ ne'er to re-turn a-gain; (3ABc)|d3 d e2 d2|c2 (BA) (AG) E2|D3 E ^F2 G2|A6 w:She__ left her fa-ther's dwel-ling_ house,_ she feared no wet or cold, C2|D3 D (ED) C2|D3 D c2 (cB)|A2 (GE) D3 C|D6|] w:For she was young_ and fond of fun, 'twas_ love that_ made her bold. ABC format can be converted to midi or staff notation at Concertina.net's ABC Convertamatic. Just copy the code above and paste it into their conversion window, remembering to remove any blank spaces that appear at the beginnings of lines.
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