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Thread #53458   Message #822817
Posted By: Malcolm Douglas
10-Nov-02 - 03:18 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Magdalen Green
Subject: Tune Add: THE MAGDALEN GREEN
The above version came from Jessie McDonald of MacDuff. Here is the tune:

X:1
T:The Magdalen Green
S:Jessie McDonald of MacDuff
B:The Scottish Folksinger, Buchan & Hall, 1973
L:1/8
Q:1/4=100
M:4/4
K:G
D2|G B3 A2 B2|G2 D2 B,2 C2|D2 A2 G2 F2|G6
w:I am a brisk young sail-or lad, just new-ly come from sea;
d2|B G3 B2 c2|d2 c2 c2 d2|B2 G2 F2 E2|D6
w:My gal-lant ship lies an-chored in the har-bour o' Dun-dee.
d2|B2 (GA) B2 c2|d2 (dc) c2 d2|B2 G2 F2 E2|D6
w:Young Bet-sy_ being the fair-est_ girl that e'er my eyes have seen,
D2|G2 B2 A2 B2|G2 (DC) B,2 CC|D2 AA G2 F2|G6|]
w:I asked her would she take a_ walk all a-long by the Mag-dalen Green.

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