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Thread #74512   Message #1309443
Posted By: GUEST,MCP
28-Oct-04 - 07:54 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Death of Nelson
Subject: Tune Add: NELSON'S DEATH (from Roy Palmer)
And here's Harry Cox's tune from Roy Palmer's book. I'll put up the Bellamy tune when I've time (if it's not Mr. Dunn's; I haven't checked yet).

Mick



X: 1
T:Nelson's Death
M:3/4
L:1/4
S:Roy Palmer: A Ballad History Of England, originally from Harry Cox 1953
K:D
A|A F F/F/|D D D/F/|A> G F|E>
w:Old Eng-land's long ex-pect-ed heav-y news from the fleet
A A/D/|F A D/D/|F A> F|E D B,|A,2
w:It was com-mand-ed by Lord Nel-son the French for to meet
A,|F F F|(F/D/) D F/G/|A d A|B2
w:The news is came ov_er through the coun-try was spread
B/B/|A B> A|A E E/F/|G E C|D2||
w:That the French were de-feat-ed but Lord Nel-son was dead.
M:4/4
"^Chorus:"
F3 F|G G2 A|G F E D|C4|
w:Rule Brit-ann-ia, Brit-ann-ia rules the waves
A2 G2| F/E/F/G/ A G|F2 E2|D4|]
w:Brit-ons nev-er nev-er nev-er shall be slaves.