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06 Mar 99 - 03:39 PM (#61602) Subject: To one's early one morning at the break of th From: agosta@worldnet.att.net My German/Irish grandfather from Indiana sang this tune to wake us up every single morning on his farm in Pennsylvania. I transcribed the lyrics from the Encarta '98 Encyclopedia rendition of this Old English folk tune. Did I get it right? Is there any more to it?
All the cocks were a crowin' the farmer did say,... "Come arise my good fellows. Arise with good will... for your horses want somethin' their bellies to fill." Singin' tu a rye, tu a rye, tu a rye aye." Diane |
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26 Oct 04 - 12:15 AM (#1307284) Subject: RE: To one's early one morning at the break of th From: Joe Offer Refresh - no answer yet. Oh, wait - try here. It's supposed to be "Twas early one morning." -Joe Offer- |