The Brisk Young Bachelor (12th pos) Harmonica Tabs

16th C. English folk song
Key: Em
Harp: D

-5 5 -5 6 -6 6 -6 -4
-9 8 -9 9 -10 9 -10 -8
Once I was a brisk young bach’-lor

-5 5 -5 6 -6 6 -6
-9 8 -9 9 -10 9 -10
Till I gained a hand-some wife

6 -5 -5 5 -5 -4 -4 5 4
9 -9 -9 8 -9 -8 -8 8 7
I want-ed some-one to live by me

-4 -4 -3’ 3 -3” 4 -4
-8 -8 -6 6 -6 7 -8
Help me lead a so-ber life

5 5 -5 -5 5
8 8 -9 -9 8
With a whack fal-lor,

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8 -9 -9 8 -8 8 7
The did-dle and the dee-do

-4 -4 -3” 3 -3” -3” 4 -4
-8 -8 -6 6 -6 -6 7 -8
whack fal-lor, the did-dle-o-day