Here's the Miditext version. I'm sorry, Joe, but I don't have Noteworthy Composer; I've been using Print Music (Finale's cheap version). I'll send you the midi file with the lyrics hyphenated; hope that will help.Lin
MIDI file: Backyard.MID
Timebase: 1024
TimeSig: 4/4 24 8
Key: Eb
Tempo: 096 (625000 microsec/crotchet)
Name: Grand Piano
Start
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EndThis program is worth the effort of learning it.
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ABC format:
X:1
T:Grand Piano
M:4/4
Q:1/4=96
K:Eb
B3/2c/2B3/2G/2c3/2d/2c3/2G/2|B3/2c/2B3/2G/2c4|
B3/2G/2E3/2G/2B3/2e/2d3/2c/2|d8|c3/2d/2c3/2A/2d3/2e/2d3/2A/2|
c3/2d/2c3/2A/2d4|c3/2A/2c3/2A/2c3/2A/2c3/2d/2|
G8|B3/2c/2B3/2G/2c3/2d/2c3/2G/2|B3/2c/2B3/2G/2c4|
B3/2G/2E3/2G/2B3/2e/2d3/2e/2|F7e|e3/2d/2e3/2d/2e2dc|
BcBGE3F|GB2GE2F2|E7B|ee2ed2dd|c2d2c3B|dd2dc2d2|
B7B|cc2cB2BB|A2G2F3E|F=A2cf2e2|d7B|ee2ed2dd|
c2d2c3B|dd2dc2d2|B7B|cc2cB2BB|A2BBc2c2|Be2ce2d2|
e6||
^^