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Thread #21558 Message #25952
Posted By: Murray
18-Apr-98 - 02:08 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Newry Highwayman
Subject: RE: mellodie request: NEWRY HIGHWAYMAN
Try this: 3/4 d/ sl sf rt,/ dd d-- d/ rr rm fs/ ll s-- s/slt d' sm/ fsl s-- d/ msl sf rt,/ d d d --that should get you close, at any rate. This is the sol-fa system I mentioned lang syne. The words, in my version anyway, fit as follows: In/ Newlyn to-wn I was/ bred and born, On/ Ste-phen's Gre-en I/ die in scorn; Ap-/prenticed I was to the/ sa-dd-lers trade, But I /a-l-ways wa-s a-a / roving blade. [I hope you can follow the way the syllables fir the notes. That "Stephen's Green" might be wrong by the way, since it places the action (of his execution) in Ireland; all the rest took place in England. Anyway, hope this suits. --If you want me to send sheet music, get me your snail address.