Song Name: | The Bold Tenant Farmer (hi-lo) | By: | 19th C. Irish folk song |
Posted By: | WaltP | Difficulty: | Any |
Key: | D | Genre: | Irish |
Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
Created: | 2011-08-21 19:45:31 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Song: | THE BOLD TENANT FARMER hi-lo 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
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