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Thread #98532   Message #3612207
Posted By: Tattie Bogle
23-Mar-14 - 08:47 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Flight of the Earls
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Flight of the Earls
Used to sing this in primary school in Suffolk - over 50 years ago!, so it was probably in that book of Community Songs for Schools, which had songs from all over the UK and Ireland in it. Can't recall if the middle verse was there, but will check my copy of the book when I get home.
My recollection of the tune is similar to that posted by Kenny B, with the exception of the second half of the second line, which had a rising phrase up to the
high D ( same note note as starts the 3rd line) c b a ga bc# d