By: Samuel Lover
American Civil War Song
Key: D

-5 6 -6* -3 -3 -4
Oh, there’s not a trade that’s
-5 5* -5 6 -5 5* -6* -5
Go-ing worth show-ing or know-ing
6 -6* -3 -3 -4 -5 6
Like that from glo-ry grow-ing
-6* -5 6 -5 -5 -5
For a bowld so-ger boy
-7 -6* -3 -3 -4 -5
Where right or left we go
5* -5 6 -5 6 -6*
Sure you know, friend or foe
-7 -6* -3 -3 -4 -5
Will have the hand or toe
6 -6* 6 -5 -5 -5
From the bowld so-ger boy
-6* -7 -8 -7* -8 8* -9
There’s not a town we march through
-5 6 -6* 6 -5 5* -5 -4
But the la-dies look-ing arch through
-8 -8 -7* -8 8* -9 -5
The win-dow panes will sarch through
6 -6* -5 5* -6* -4
The ranks to find their joy
-3 -4 -5 5* 6 -5 -6* 6
While up the street each girl you meet
7 -6* -7 7 -8 -7 -6* -9
With look so sly will cry My eye
-7 -6* -3 -3 -4 -5 6
Oh, is-n’t he the dar-ling,
-6* 6 -5 -5 -5
the bowld so-ger boy

7 7 7 7 -8 7 -4 5 6 6 6
Each night I leave the bar-room when it’s ov-er
7 7 7 7 7 7 -6 6 5 -4
Not feel-ing an-y pain at clos-ing time
6 -7 -7 -6 -7 -8 -7 6 6 -4 -4 -3
But to-night your mem-‘ry found me much too so-ber
-7 -7 -7 -6 -7 -6 6 -4 -3 -3 4
Could-n’t drink e-nough to keep you off my mind

7 7 7 7 6 -4 4 5
To-night the bot-tle let me down
7 7 7 7 6 5 6 6
And let your mem-‘ry come a-round
-7 -7 -8 -7 6 6 -4 -3
The one true friend I thought I found
-7 -7 -6 -6 6 -3 -3 4
To-night the bot-tle let me down

7 7 7 7 -8 7 -4 5 6 6 6
I’ve al-ways had a bot-tle I could turn to
7 7 7 7 7 7 -6 6 5 -4
And lat-ly I’ve been turn-in’ ev-ery day
6 -7 -7 -6 -7 -8 -7 6 6 -4 -4 -3
But the wine don’t take ef-fect the way it use to
-7 -7 -6 -7 -6 6 -4 -3 -3 4
I’m hurt-in’ in an old fa-mi-lar way

7 7 7 7 6 -4 4 5
To-night the bot-tle let me down
7 7 7 7 6 5 6 6
And let your mem-‘ry come a-round
-7 -7 -8 -7 6 6 -4 -3
The one true friend I thought I found
-7 -7 -6 -6 6 -3 -3 4
To-night the bot-tle let me down

-7 -7 -6 -6 6 -3 -3 4
To-night the bot-tle let me down
D

*This is transposed from the original key to C*

5 5 -5 -5 5 -4 4 -4 5
The book of love is long and boring

5 5 -5 -5 5 -4 4
No one can lift the damn thing

5 5 -5 -5 5 -4 4 -4 5
It’s full of charts and facts and figures

7 -8 -8 8 8 -8 7
and instructions for dancing

7 9 8 -9 8 -8 7 8
But I……..

9 9 8 -9 8 -8 7 7
I love it when you read to me

7 9 8 -9 8 -8 7 8
And you……….

7 7 -8 8 -8 7 7
You can read me anything

(12 hole harmonica)

3 3 -2 -2 3 -1 2 -1 3

The book of love is long and boring

3 3 -2 -2 3 -1 2

No one can lift the damn thing

3 3 -2 -2 3 -1 2 -1 3

It’s full of charts and facts and figures

5 -5 -5 6 6 -5 5

and instructions for dancing

5 7 6 -6 6 -5 5 -5 6

But I……..

6 6 -6 6 6 -5 5 5

I love it when you read to me

5 7 6 -6 6 -5 5 -5 6

And you……….

5 5 -5 6 -5 5 5

You can read me anything

6 6 -6 -6 6 -5 5 -5 6

The book of love has music in it

6 6 -6 -6 6 6 -5 5

In fact that’s where music comes from

6 6 -6 -6 6 5 -5 6

Some of it’s just transcendental

5 5 -5 6 -5 5 5

Some of it’s just really dumb

But I
I love it when you sing to me
And you
You can sing me anything

The book of love is long and boring
And written very long ago
It’s full of flowers and heart-shaped boxes
And things we’re all too young to know

But I
I love it when you give me things
And you
You ought to give me wedding rings

And I
I love it when you give me things
And you
You ought to give me wedding rings
You ought to give me wedding rings

Scottish sea chantey

Key: D

-8 -8 -8 -6* 7* -7 7* -6*

The Dia-mond is a ship, my lads,

-8 -8 -8 -8 -6* 7* -7

For the Da-vis Strait she’s bound

-8 -8 -8 -8 -6* 7* -7 7* -6*

And the quay it is all gar-nish-ed

-5 6 -6* 6 -5 5* -4

With bon-nie las-ses round

-8 -8 -8 -8 -6* 7* -77*-6*

Cap-tain Thom-son gives the or-der

-8 -8 -8 -6* 7* -7

To sail the o-cean wide

-8 -8 -8 -8 -6* 7* -7 7* -6*

Where the sun it nev-er sets, my lad,

-5 6 -6* 6 -5 5* -4

No dark-ness dims the sky

-4 5* -5 5* 5* -4

So it’s cheer up my lads

-6* 7* -8 -6* 7* -8

Let your hearts nev-er fail

-6* 7* -8 -6* -7 7* -6* -4

While the bon-nie ship The Dia-mond

4* -4 -4 -4 4* -3 -4

Goes a fish-ing for the whale

Scottish sea chantey

Key: D

Harp: A

-4 -4 -4 -3 -3 4 -3 -3”

-8 -8 -8 -6 -7 7 -7 -6

The Dia-mond is a ship, my lads,

-4 -4 -4 -4 -3” -3 4

-8 -8 -8 -8 -6 -7 7

For the Da-vis Strait she’s bound

-4 -4 -4 -4 -3”-3 4 -3 -3”

-8 -8 -8 -8 -6 -7 7 -7 -6

And the quay it is all gar-nish-ed

-2” 3 -3” 3 -2”2 -1

-5 6 -6 6 -5 5 -4

With bon-nie las-ses round

-4 -4 -4 -4 -3” -3 4 -3-3”

-8 -8 -8 -8 -6 -7 7 -7-6

Cap-tain Thom-son gives the or-der

-4 -4 -4 -3” -3 4

-8 -8 -8 -6 -7 7

To sail the o-cean wide

-4 -4 -4 -4 -3” -3 4 -3 -3”

-8 -8 -8 -8 -6 -7 7 -7 -6

Where the sun it nev-er sets, my lad,

-2” 3 -3” 3 -2” 2 -1

-5 6 -6 6 -5 5 -4

No dark-ness dims the sky

-1 2 -2” 2 2 -1

-4 5 -5 5 5 -4

So it’s cheer up my lads

-3” -3 -4 -3” -3 -4

-6 -7 -8 -6 -7 -8

Let your hearts nev-er fail

-3” -3 -4 -3” 4 -3 -3” -2”

-6 -7 -8 -6 7 -7 -6 -5

While the bon-nie ship The Dia-mond

2 -1 -1 -1 2 1 -1

5 -4 -4 -4 5 4 -4

Goes a fish-ing for the whale

English folk song

Key: Bm

-5 6 -6*-6*-6* 6 -6* -8 -8 -7

It’s of a brisk young sail-or lad

-8 -6* -5 6 -5 -4

And he a pren-tice bound

-7 -8 -9 8* -8 -7 -5

And she a mer-chant’s daugh-ter

6 -6* -6* -5 5* -4 6

With fif-ty thou-sand pound

-7 -8 8* -9 8* -8 -7-5

They loved each oth-er dear-ly

6 -6* -6* -5 -4 6

In sor-row and in joy

-5 6 -6* -6* -6* -6*

Let him go where he will

-8 -8 -8 -8

He’s my love still

-7 7 -6* -5 6 -5 5* -4

He’s my bon-ny light-er boy

English folk song

Key: Bm

4-4 5 5 5 -4 5 -6 -6 6

It’s of a brisk young sail-or lad

-6 5 4 -4 4 -3”

And he a pren-tice bound

6 -6 7 -7 -6 6 4

And she a mer-chant’s daugh-ter

-4 5 5 4 -3 -3” -4

With fif-ty thou-sand pound

6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 5 4

They loved each oth-er dear-ly

-4 5 5 4 -3” -4

In sor-row and in joy

4 -4 5 5 5 5

Let him go where he will

-6 -6 -6 -6

He’s my love still

6 -5 5 4 -4 4 -3 -3”

He’s my bon-ny light-er boy

18th C. Scottish folk song

Key: A

3 3 3 3 3 3 3

6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Ye high-lands and ye low-lands

3 -3” -3” -3” 3

6 -6 -6 -6 6

O where ha’ ye been

-3” -3 4 4 4 4 4 -3

-6 -7 7 7 7 7 7 -7

They have skin the Earl of Mur-ray

-3 -3 -3” -3”-3” -3”

-7 -7 -6 -6 -6 -6

And laid him on the green

3 3 4 4 -3” 5

6 6 7 7 -6 8

He was a braw gal-lant

5 5 5 -4 5 -4

8 8 8 -8 8 -8

And he rode at the ring

-4 5 -4 4 4 -4 4 3

-8 8 -8 7 7 -8 7 6

And the bon-nie Earl of Mur-ray

3 4 3 3 -2” 3

6 7 6 6 -5 6

He might have been a king

18th C. Scottish folk song

Key: A

2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Ye high-lands and ye low-lands

2 -2* -2* -2* 2

O where ha’ ye been

-2* 3* -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 3*

They have skin the Earl of Mur-ray

3* 3* -2* -2* -2* -2*

And laid him on the green

2 2 -3 -3 -2* 4*

He was a braw gal-lant

4* 4* 4* -4 4* -4

And he rode at the ring

-4 4* -4 -3 -3 -4 -3 2

And the bon-nie Earl of Mur-ray

2 -3 2 2 -1 2

He might have been a king

English-Irish folk song

Key: A

4 -4 5-5 6 5 -4 5 -3 3

7 -8 8-9 9 8 -8 8 -7 6

By the mar-gin of the o-cean

4-4 5 -5 6 5 4 -4 4 3 4

7-8 8 -9 9 8 7 -8 7 6 7

One morn-ing in the month of June

4 -4 5 -5 6 5 -4 -3 3

7 -8 8 -9 9 8 -8 7 -7 6

The feath-ered warb-ling song-sters

-2” 3 4 3 -3”

-5 6 7 6 -6

Their charm-ing notes

3-2” 2 1 1

6-5 5 4 4

Did sweet-ly sing

4 -4 5 -5 5 -4 5-5 6

7 -8 8 -9 8 -8 8-9 9

There I es-pied a fe-male

6 -5 5 -4 4 -4 5 -5

9 -9 8 -8 7 -8 8 -9

She seemed to be in grief and woe

5 -4 5 -5 6 -5 5 -4 4 -3 3

8 -8 8 -9 9 -9 8 -8 7 -7 6

Con-sult-ing with young Bon-a-parte

-2” 3 4 4 3 -3” 3

-5 6 7 7 6 -6 6

Con-cern-ing the bon-ny bunch

-2” 2 1 1

-5 5 4 4

Of ros-es, oh

English-Irish folk song

Key: A

-7 -8 8*-910 9* -8 -7 7* 6

By the mar-gin of the o-cean

-7-8 8* -910 9*-7-8 -7 6 -7

One morn-ing in the month of June

-7-8 8* -9 10 9* -8 -7 7* 6

The feath-ered warb-ling song-sters

-5 6 -7 6 -6*

Their charm-ing notes

6-5 4* -3 -3

Did sweet-ly sing

-7 -8 8* -9 8*-89*-9 10

There I es-pied a fe-male

10 -9 8* -8 -7 -8 8* -9

She seemed to be in grief and woe

8*-88*-9 10 -9 8* -8 -7 7* 6

Con-sult-ing with young Bon-a-parte

-5 6 -7 -7 6 -6* 6

Con-cern-ing the bon-ny bunch

-5 4* -3 -3

Of ros-es, oh

Notes:
— b indicates a bend

First Harmonica Part:

6 5 6 5 6 5
6 -6b 6 5 -4b
5 -5 5 4 4 4 -4 4

W: Robert Burns

Scottish folk song

Key: E

Harp: A

-1 3 -3” 3 -1 2 3 -3”

-4 6 -6 6 -4 5 6 -6

The bon-niest lass that ye meet next

4 -3 -3” 3 -1 2 2

7 -7 -6 6 -4 5 5

Gie her a kiss an’ a’ that

-1 3 -3” 3 -1 2 3 -3”

-4 6 -6 6 -4 5 6 -6

In spite o’ ev-‘ry par-ish priest

4 -3 -3” 3 2 -1 -1

7 -7 -6 6 5 -4 -4

Re-pent-in’ stool an’ a’ that

3 -34 -4 -3 4 -3”

7 -77 -8 -7 7 -6

For a’ that an’ a’ that

4 -3 4 -4 3 2 2

7 -7 7 -8 6 5 5

Their hol-low sangs an’ a’ that

4 -3 4 -4 -3 5 -3”-3”

7 -7 7 -8 -7 8 -6 -6

In time and place con-ven-i-ent

4 -3 -3” 3 2 -1 -1

7 -7 -6 6 5 -4 -4

They’ll do’t them-selves for a’ that

6 5 5 5 5 -5 -5
We are a band of brothers,

-5 6 6 5 4 -4
And native to the soil,

7 7 -7 7 -6 6 6
Fighting for our Li-berty,

4 -4 4 4 -3 4
With treasure, blood and toil.

6 5 5 5 5 -5 -5
And when our rights were threatened,

-5 6 6 5 4 -4
The cry rose near and far,

6 7 -7 7 -6 -6 6 5
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag,

4 -4 4 4 -3 4
That bears a single star!

CHORUS

6 7 6 7
Hurrah! Hurrah!

6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6
For Southern rights, hurrah!

6 7 -7 7 -6 -6 6 5
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag,

4 -4 4 4 -3 4
That bears a single star.

6 5 5 5 5 -5 -5
As long as the Union,
-5 6 6 5 4 -4
Was faithful to her trust,
7 7 -7 7 -6 6 6
Like friends and brethren,
4 -4 4 4 -3 4
Kind were we, and just
6 5 5 5 5 -5 -5
But now, when Northern treachery,
-5 6 6 5 4 -4
attempts our rights to mar,
6 7 -7 7 -6 -6 6 5
We hoist on high the Bonnie Blue Flag,
4 -4 4 4 -3 4
That bears a single star.

CHORUS
6 7 6 7
First gallant South Carolina,
6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6
Nobly made the stand.
6 7 -7 7 -6 -6 6 5
Then came Alabama,
4 -4 4 4 -3 4
And took her by the hand.
Next, quickly Mississippi,
Georgia, and Florida,
All raised on high the Bonnie Blue Flag,
That bears a single star.

CHORUS
6 7 6 7
Ye men of valor gather round,
6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6
The banner of the right,
6 7 -7 7 -6 -6 6 5
Texas and fair Louisiana,
4 -4 4 4 -3 4
Join us in the fight.
6 7 6 7
Davis, our loved President,
6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6
And Stephens statesmen are.
6 7 -7 7 -6 -6 6 5
Now rally round the Bonnie Blue Flag,
4 -4 4 4 -3 4
That bears a single star.

CHORUS
6 7 6 7
And here’s to brave Virginia,
6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6
The Old Dominion State.
6 7 -7 7 -6 -6 6 5
With the young Confederacy,
4 -4 4 4 -3 4
At length has linked her fate.
6 7 6 7
Impelled by her example,
6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6
Now other States prepare,
6 7 -7 7 -6 -6 6 5
To hoist on high the Bonnie Blue flag,
4 -4 4 4 -3 4
That bears a single star.

CHORUS
6 7 6 7
Then here’s to our Confederacy,
6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6
Strong we are and brave,
6 7 -7 7 -6 -6 6 5
Like patriots of old we’ll fight,
4 -4 4 4 -3 4
Our heritage to save.
6 7 6 7
And rather than submit to shame,
6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6
To die we would prefer.
6 7 -7 7 -6 -6 6 5
So cheer for the Bonnie Blue flag,
4 -4 4 4 -3 4
That bears a single star.

CHORUS
6 7 6 7
Then cheer, boys, cheer,
6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6
Raise a joyous shout,
6 7 -7 7 -6 -6 6 5
For Arkansas and North Carolina,
4 -4 4 4 -3 4
Now have both gone out;
6 7 6 7
And let another rousing cheer,
6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6
For Tennessee be given.
6 7 -7 7 -6 -6 6 5
The single star of the Bonnie Blue Flag,
4 -4 4 4 -3 4
Has grown to be eleven!

W: Robert Burns

Scottish folk song

Key: E

3 4 -4 4 3 -3” 4 -4

6 7 -8 7 6 -6 7 -8

The bon-niest lass that ye meet next

-5 5 -4 4 3 -3” -3”

-9 8 -8 7 6 -6 -6

Gie her a kiss an’ a’ that

3 4 -4 4 3 -3” 4 -4

6 7 -8 7 6 -6 7 -8

In spite o’ ev-‘ry par-ish priest

-5 5 -4 4 -3” 3 3

-9 8 -8 7 -6 6 6

Re-pent-in’ stool an’ a’ that

-5 5-5 6 5 -5 -4

-9 8-9 9 8 -9 -8

For a’ that an’ a’ that

-5 5 -5 6 4 -3” -3”

-9 8 -9 9 7 -6 -6

Their hol-low sangs an’ a’ that

-5 5 -5 6 5 -6 -4 -4

-9 8 -9 9 8 -10-8 -8

In time and place con-ven-i-ent

-5 5 -4 4 -3” 3 3

-9 8 -8 7 -6 6 6

They’ll do’t them-selves for a’ that

W: Robert Burns

Scottish folk song

Key: E

-4 6 -6* 6 -4 5* 6 -6*

The bon-niest lass that ye meet next

-7 7*-6* 6 -4 5* 5*

Gie her a kiss an’ a’ that

-4 6 -6* 6 -4 5* 6 -6*

In spite o’ ev-‘ry par-ish priest

-7 7* -6* 6 5* -4 -4

Re-pent-in’ stool an’ a’ that

-7 7*-7 -8 7* -7 -6*

For a’ that an’ a’ that

-7 7* -7 -8 6 5* 5*

Their hol-low sangs an’ a’ that

-7 7* -7 -8 7* 8* -6*-6*

In time and place con-ven-i-ent

-7 7* -6* 6 5* -4 -4

They’ll do’t them-selves for a’ that

W: Robert Burns

Scottish folk song

Key: E

-4 6 -6* 6 -4 5* 6 -6*

The bon-niest lass that ye meet next

-7 7*-6* 6 -4 5* 5*

Gie her a kiss an’ a’ that

-4 6 -6* 6 -4 5* 6 -6*

In spite o’ ev-‘ry par-ish priest

-7 7* -6* 6 5* -4 -4

Re-pent-in’ stool an’ a’ that

-7 7*-7 -8 7* -7 -6*

For a’ that an’ a’ that

-7 7* -7 -8 6 5* 5*

Their hol-low sangs an’ a’ that

-7 7* -7 -8 7* 8* -6*-6*

In time and place con-ven-i-ent

-7 7* -6* 6 5* -4 -4

They’ll do’t them-selves for a’ that

Southern American folk song
Key: G

5 5 5 5 -4 4 -4 5 4
8 8 8 8 -8 7 -8 8 7
The boll wee-vil is a lit-tle bug

4 5 5 -4 4 5
7 8 8 -8 7 8
From Mex-i-co they say

5 5 5 -4 4 -4 5 4
8 8 8 -8 7 -8 8 7
He come to try this Tex-as soil

4 5 5 4 -3” 3
7 8 8 7 -6 6
And thought he’d bet-ter stay

-3” -3” 3 3 -3
-6 -6 6 6 -7
Look-in’ for a home

3 3 -3” -3” 3 3 4
6 6 -6 -6 6 6 7
Just a-look-in’ for a home

3 -3” -3” 3 3 -3
6 -6 -6 6 6 -7
A-look-in’ for a home

3 3 -3” -3” 3 3 4
6 6 -6 -6 6 6 7
Just a-look-in’ for a home

Southern American folk song
Key: G

5 5 5 5 -4 4 -4 5 4
8 8 8 8 -8 7 -8 8 7
The boll wee-vil is a lit-tle bug

4 5 5 -4 4 5
7 8 8 -8 7 8
From Mex-i-co they say

5 5 5 -4 4 -4 5 4
8 8 8 -8 7 -8 8 7
He come to try this Tex-as soil

4 5 5 4 -3” 3
7 8 8 7 -6 6
And thought he’d bet-ter stay

-3” -3” 3 3 -3
-6 -6 6 6 -7
Look-in’ for a home

3 3 -3” -3” 3 3 4
6 6 -6 -6 6 6 7
Just a-look-in’ for a home

3 -3” -3” 3 3 -3
6 -6 -6 6 6 -7
A-look-in’ for a home

3 3 -3” -3” 3 3 4
6 6 -6 -6 6 6 7
Just a-look-in’ for a home

19th C. Irish folk song

Key: Bm

Time: 6/8

3 -3” -3” -3” -3”

6 -6 -6 -6 -6

One eve-ning of late

3 -3” 4 -4 5 6

6 -6 7 -8 8 9

As from Ban-don I strayed

5 6 -6 6 -6 5 -4

8 9 -10 9 -10 8 -8

And towards Bal-lin-ga-ry

5 -4 4 -3” 3

8 -8 7 -6 6

I made a near way

3 -3”-3” -3” -3” 3

6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6

And in Bal-lin-spid-dal

-3”4 -4 5 6

-6 7 -8 8 9

I made a de-lay

5 -6 -6 5 5 -4 -3 3 -3” -3”

8 -10-10 8 8 -8 -7 6 -6 -6

When I wet-ted my whis-tle with por-ter

-4 5 -6 -6 6

-8 8 -10 -10 9

I light-ed my pipe

-6 -6 6 5 -4 5

-10-10 9 8 -8 8

And I spat on my fist

-4 4 -4 5 6

-8 7 -8 8 9

And out on the road

5 5 -4 4 -3” 3

8 8 -8 7 -6 6

Like Old Nick I did twist

3 3 3 -3” -3” -3” -3” 3

6 6 6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6

Say-ing I care for no land-lord

-3” 4 -4 5 6

-6 7 -8 8 9

No bail-iff or miss

5 6 -6 5 5 -4 -3 3 -3” -3”

8 9 -10 8 8 -8 -7 6 -6 -6

But I’m off like a lark in the morn-ing

Southern American folk song
Key: G

-4 -4 -4 -4 -3 3 -3 -4 3
The boll wee-vil is a lit-tle bug
3 -4 -4 -3 3 -4
From Mex-i-co they say
-4 -4 -4 -3 3 -3 -4 3
He come to try this Tex-as soil
3 -4 -4 3 2 -1
And thought he’d bet-ter stay
2 2 -1 -1 -2*
Look-in’ for a home
-1 -1 2 2 -1 -1 3
Just a-look-in’ for a home
-1 2 2 -1 -1 -2*
A-look-in’ for a home
-1 -1 2 2 -1 -1 3
Just a-look-in’ for a home

Trad. Folk song
Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger
Key: G

3 3 3 2 3 3
6 6 6 5 6 6
Have you heard the lat-est,

4 4 4 4 -3” 4
7 7 7 7 -6 7
The lat-est of the songs,

4 4 4 4 4 4 4
7 7 7 7 7 7 7
‘Bout this lit-tle boll wee-vil

5 4 4 4 3
8 7 7 7 6
Done been here and gone.

3 3 3 3 3 3 -3
6 6 6 6 6 6 -7
Just a look-in’ for a home,

3 3 3 3 3 4
6 6 6 6 6 7
A look-in’ for a home

Trad. Folk song
Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger
Key: G

-5 -5 -5 -4 -5 -5
Have you heard the lat-est,
7 7 7 7 6 7
The lat-est of the songs,
7 7 7 7 7 7 7
‘Bout this lit-tle boll wee-vil
-8 7 7 7 -5
Done been here and gone.
-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -6*
Just a look-in’ for a home,
-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 7
A look-in’ for a home

19th C. Irish folk song

Key: Bm

Time: 6/8

-3 -4 -4 -4 -4

One eve-ning of late

-3 -4 -5 6 -6* -7

As from Ban-don I strayed

-6*-7 -8 -7 -8 -6* 6

And towards Bal-lin-ga-ry

-6* 6 -5 -4 -3

I made a near way

-3 -4 -4 -4 -4 -3

And in Bal-lin-spid-dal

-4 -5 6 -6* -7

I made a de-lay

-6* -8 -8 -6* -6* 6 5* -3 -4 -4

When I wet-ted my whis-tle with por-ter

6 -6* -8 -8 -7

I light-ed my pipe

-8 -8 -7 -6* 6 -6*

And I spat on my fist

6 -5 6 -6* -7

And out on the road

-6* -6* 6 -5 -4 -3

Like Old Nick I did twist

-3 -3 -3 -4 -4 -4 -4 -3

Say-ing I care for no land-lord

-4 -5 6 -6* -7

No bail-iff or miss

-6* -7 -8 -6* -6* 6 5* -3 -4 -4

But I’m off like a lark in the morn-ing

17TH C. English folk song

Key: D

Time: 2/4

-3 -5 -5 -5 -5

Sol-dier, oh sol-dier

-3 -3 -3 -3 -2* 3

A-com-in’ from the plain

3 -3 -4-3 -2* -2*

Court-ed a la-dy through

3 3 2 1* -1

Hon-or and through fame

-3 -3 -5 -5 -5 -5

Her beau-ty shone so bright

-3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -2* 3

That it nev-er could be told

3 3 3 -3 -4 -3 -2*

She al-ways loved the sol-dier

-2* 3 3 2 1* -1

Be-cause he was so bold

-3 -3 -3 4* -4 -3 3 -2*

Fa-la-la-la Fa-la-la-la

-3 -3 -3 4* -4 3 2 -1

Fa-la-la-la Fa-la-la-la

17TH C. English folk song

Key: D

Time: 2/4

6 7 7 7 7

Sol-dier, oh sol-dier

6 6 6 6 5 -5

A-com-in’ from the plain

-5 6 -6 6 5 5

Court-ed a la-dy through

-5 -5 -4 -3 4

Hon-or and through fame

6 6 7 7 7 7

Her beau-ty shone so bright

6 6 6 6 6 5 -5

That it nev-er could be told

-5 -5 -5 6 -6 6 5

She al-ways loved the sol-dier

5 -5 -5 -4 -3 4

Be-cause he was so bold

6 6 6 -7 -6 6 -5 5

Fa-la-la-la Fa-la-la-la

6 6 6 -7 -6 -5 -4 4

Fa-la-la-la Fa-la-la-la

Aunt Etta Smithy

Key: F

3 4 4 5 -5 6

6 7 7 8 -9 9

There was a ped-dler bold

5 6 5 -5 5 -4

8 9 8 -9 8 -8

A ped-dler bold was he

3 4 4-4 -5-5-6 7 6 -6

6 7 7-8 -9-9-1010 9 -10

He tied his pack up-on his back

6-5 5 4 4 4 3 4-45

9-9 8 7 7 7 6 7-88

And trav-eled the wide coun-try

6 6 7 5 5 4 -3 4

9 9 10 8 8 7 -7 7

And he trav-eled the wide coun-try

Aunt Etta Smithy
Key: F

1 -2 -2 -3 -3* 4
There was a ped-dler bold
-3 4 -3 -3* -3 3
A ped-dler bold was he
1 -2 -23 4 4-5 -6 5 -5
He tied his pack up-on his back
4-3* -3 -2 -2 -2 1 -23-3
And trav-eled the wide coun-try
4 4 -6 -3 -3 -2 2 -2
And he trav-eled the wide coun-try

W: Michael Scanlan

Irish folk song

Key: F

Time: 2/4

1 -2 -2 -2 2

See who comes o-ver

-2 3 -3* 3 2 1

the red blos-somed heath-er

1 -3 -3* 3 4 -3*

their green ban-ners kiss-ing

3 -2 3 2 -2

the pure moun-tain air

1 1 1 -2 -2 -2

heads e-rect, eyes to front

2 -2 3 -3* 3 2 1

step-ping proud-ly to-geth-er

1 -3 -3* 3 4

sure, free-dom sits throned

-3* 3 -2 3 2 -2

on each proud spir-it there

4 -4 -5 4 -3

down the hill twin-ing

3 -2 -3 -2 -1 1

their bless-ed steel shin-ing

4 4 -4 -5 4 -3

like riv-ers of beau-ty

3 -2 2 -2 3

that flow from each glen

1 1 -2 -2 -2 2

from moun-tain and val-ley

-2 3 -3* 3 2 1

‘tis lib-er-ty’s ral-ly

-3 -3* 3 4 -3* 3

Out and make way for the

-2 3 2 -2

Bold Fen-ian men