Steve Parkes (who is accepting all blame if this doesn't work!) has shown me how to convert Noteworthy Composer files to ABC format, and has said it should be ok to simply cut n' paste the results here.

Note: Song title is "If you want to sing a song..."

Julie B


X:1
T:The PEL Song
C:Julie Berrill
Q:1/4=140
I:abc2nwc
M:12/8
L:1/8
K:G
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w:Well the coun-try's in a state, there's no de-ny-ing___There's much to be con-cerned a-bout it's true___The price of hou-ses, crime and imm-i-gra-tion__Well at least we have our mu-sic, me and you__But the pol-i-ti-cians say they have the an-swers___They've looked a-round and think they know the score__And they've come up with some brand new le-gi-sla-tion___To make our world a bet-ter place once more.__So if you want to sing a song you'll need a li-cence__If you want to play a tune, fill out a form__If you want to Mor-ris Dance then you rea-lly take a chanceIf you don't com-plete the pa-per-work that's need-ed in ad-vance_Don't think that what I'm say-ing could-n't hap-pen__Oh be-lieve me,_ I'm tell-ing you no lie___For if they go and change the P E L laws___Then that-'ll be the day the mu-sic dies.___
w:Well_ you might think this law will make life quiet-er___Yet pre-re-cor-ded mu-sic is al-right___'Cause~it's on-ly live per-for-mers are aff-ect-ed__But_ pop C-Ds can play both day and night__Yes_ shops and bars can all turn up the vo-lume___On speak-ers you can hear a mile aw-ay__But_ if you want to sing a Christ-mas Ca-rol___Then for a P E L_ you must pay.__So if you want to sing a song you'll need a li-cence__If you want to play a tune, fill out a form__And_ if these rules you mockThen they'll have you in the dockAnd be-fore you ev-en know it,You'll be play-ing "Jail-house Rock"_Don't think that what I'm say-ing could-n't hap-pen__Oh be-lieve me,_ I'm tell-ing you no lie___For if they go and change the P E L laws___Then that-'ll be the day the mu-sic dies.___
w:No more eve-nings in the pub with songs and laugh-ter___It's~a plan_ I_ can-not un-der-stand___Do they think we'll sit at home and watch "East-enders" like theWhen they've killed off all the folk clubs in the land?__No_ May-pole dan-cing, Mum-mers plays or Mor-ris___For these we hear the toll-ing of the bell__'cause_ ev-en if you just sing "Hap-py Birth-day"___The law will say you need a P E L.__So if you want to sing a song you'll need a li-cence__If you want to play a tune, fill out a form__Well~you can bur-gle peo-ples houses and get no cus-to-dial sentenceBut_ do it while you're sing-ing and they'll hound you with a vengeance_Don't think that what I'm say-ing could-n't hap-pen__Oh be-lieve me,_ I'm tell-ing you no lie___For if they go and change the P E L laws___Then that-'ll be the day the mu-sic dies.___