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Thread #174501 Message #4231738
Posted By: Mick Pearce (MCP)
18-Nov-25 - 11:30 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Sing We All Merrily
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Sing We All Merrily
Cecil Sharp collected a fragmentary version of this (only 1 verse) from a Mr. Clayton of Shipton-on-Stour, 1913:
%abc-version 2.0 X: 1 T: Sing We All Merrily M: C L: 1/4 C: Traditional from Mr. Clayton, Shipton-on-Stour, 1913 Z: Mick Pearce S: Collected by Cecil Sharp from Mr. Clayton, Shipton-on-Stour, 24th April, 1913 N: Line 4 might be "set out" rather than "get out", I was unsure of handwriting! K: D A2 F > G| A A A2| d2 d d| d4| w: Sing we all me-ri-ly! Christ-mas is here. G2 G G| F2 A > F| E2 E > E| E4| w:Days that we loved best of days in the year. A2 F > G| A A A2| d2 d > d| d3 w: Bring forth the hol-ly the [box] and the bay, d| B2 B B| (B A) G F| (A G) F E| D3 z|| w: To get out our cot--tage for glad_ Christ-mas Day.