Song Name: | The Lark And The Magpie (hi-lo) | By: | Trad. folk song |
Posted By: | waltp | Difficulty: | Any |
Key: | C | Genre: | Folk |
Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
Created: | 2016-12-29 09:36:38 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Song: | THE LARK AND THE MAGPIE hi-lo
Trad. folk song Key: C Time: 6/8 3 3 2 2 2 -2� 6 6 5 5 5 -5 In a snug lit-tle field 3 -2� 2 2 2 2 6 -5 5 5 5 5 of a neigh-bor-ing park 2 2 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 2 1 5 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 5 4 On a beau-ti-ful morn-ing in spring 2 2 2 2 -2� 3 -2� 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 -5 6 -5 5 5 5 5 A pert lit-tle mag-pie once asked of a lark 2 2 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 2 1 5 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 5 4 If he tho�t he could teach him to sing 3 3 -3� 3 3 -3� 3 3 -3� 3 3 6 6 -6 6 6 -6 6 6 -6 6 6 �Oh no� said the lark with a com-i-cal look 3 3 -3� -3� -3� -3 -3 -3 4 6 6 -6 -6 -6 -7 -7 -7 7 As he war-bled and wag-gled his tail 3 3 3 -3� 3 3 -3� 3 3 -3�3 6 6 6 -6 6 6 -6 6 6 -6 6 It would be too much trou-ble and sor-row 3 3 -3�-3� -3� -3 -3 -3 4 6 6 -6 -6 -6 -7 -7 -7 7 And I know I most sure-ly would fail 3 4 -4 -4 5 4 6 7 -8 -8 8 7 For he who won�t lis-ten 2 -2� -2�-2� 3 3 3 1 5 -5 -5 -5 6 6 6 4 The art of a teach-er de-fies 3 4 -4 5 4 6 7 -8 8 7 And birds who chat-ter 2 -2� -2�-2� 3 3 3 1 5 -5 -5 -5 6 6 6 4 Can nev-er ex-pect to be wise |