Bow And Balance (hi-lo)

17th C. English children’s song

Key: D

Time: 3/4

3 3 4 4 4 -4

6 6 7 7 7 -8

There was an old wom-an

5 -4 4 4 4

8 -8 7 7 7

Lived on the sea-shore

6 6 6 5 6 -6

9 9 9 8 9 -10

Bow and bal-ance to me

-6 6 6 6 6 -5

-10 9 9 9 9 -9

There was an old wom-an

5 -6 -6 -6 -5

8 -10 -10 -10 -9

Lived on the sea-shore

-6 6 5 5 5 -4

-10 9 8 8 8 -8

Her num-ber of daugh-ters

4 -4 -3 3

7 -8 -7 6

One, two, three, four

3 4 5 -5 -5 6 -6

6 7 8 -9 -9 9 -10

And I’ll be true to my love

6 5 -4 5 -5 5 -4 4

9 8 -8 8 -9 8 -8 7

If my love will be true to me