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Thread #36538   Message #505050
Posted By: MMario
12-Jul-01 - 12:13 PM
Thread Name: Lyr/Chords Add: At the Cutting of the Hay
Subject: Lyr/Tune Add: AT THE CUTTING OF THE HAY
I couldn't find anything like this in DT or forum search , but I may have missed it.

also - I'll admit I didn't search on the Gaelic words.

IN AIMSIR BHAINT AN FHEIR
AT THE CUTTING OF THE HAY
(traditional)
(folksongs of Britain and Ireland - Kennedy #36

It's down beside the sea I'd be, where all my people dwell
My mother and my father too and all my friends as well

Chorus:
When you're going into your bed at night a prayer for me do say
That home I'll be amongst my friends for the cutting of the hay

Come all your girls of every age, O pity my sad plight
That I should now be going abroad with no return in sight

Chorus:

Then off to Scotland I will go, and there I must remain
And when I do return again, I will be bruised with pain

Chorus:

MIDI file: cuthay.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: AT THE CUTTING OF THE HAY
Text: By traditional - Gaelic IN AIMSIR BHAINT AN FHEIR
TimeSig: 6/8 24 8
Start
0480 1 64 110 0096 0 64 000 0000 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 72 110 0094 0 72 000 0002 1 72 110 0160 0 72 000 0032 1 74 110 0094 0 74 000 0002 1 72 110 0160 0 72 000 0032 1 74 110 0094 0 74 000 0002 1 76 110 0160 0 76 000 0032 1 74 110 0094 0 74 000 0002 1 72 110 0160 0 72 000 0032 1 71 110 0094 0 71 000 0002 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 67 110 0448 0 67 000 0032 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 70 110 0160 0 70 000 0032 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 70 110 0192 0 70 000 0000 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 72 110 0094 0 72 000 0002 1 72 110 0094 0 72 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 70 110 0160 0 70 000 0032 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 65 110 0448 0 65 000 0032 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 60 110 0192 0 60 000 0000 1 72 110 0094 0 72 000 0002 1 72 110 0160 0 72 000 0032 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 70 110 0160 0 70 000 0032 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 65 110 0160 0 65 000 0032 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 60 110 0094 0 60 000 0002 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 65 110 0160 0 65 000 0032 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 60 110 0094 0 60 000 0002 1 60 110 0160 0 60 000 0032 1 60 110 0094 0 60 000 0002 1 60 110 0448 0 60 000
End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

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ABC format:

X:1
T:AT THE CUTTING OF THE HAY
M:6/8
Q:1/4=120
K:C
E6|FG2cc2|dc2de2|dc2BG2|FG5|A^A2AG2|A^A2Gcc|
A^A2AG2|EF5|EE2DE2|DC2cc2|A^A2GFF|EF2GA2|
FE2ED2|CD2EF2|GE2CC2|CC37/8||