Four Pence A Day

by English Folk Song

Type:: Diatonic
Key:: A
Posted by:: WaltP

FOUR PENCE A DAY
English folk song
Key: A
Time: 6/8

 6   6  6   5   -5  6   6   6
The ore is wait-ing in the tubs
 6    7    7  -8 -7   7
The snow’s up-on the fell
 7  7   7   -7   -6   -6  -7
Can-ny folk are sleep-ing yet
 7   -8  7   -7  -6  6
But lead is reet to sell
 -6   -6’ -6 -7   7   7  -7
Come, me lit-tle wash-er lad
 6 7    5  -5 -4
Come, let’s a-way
 -4     5    5   6   7   7  6
We’re bound down to slav-er-y
 5   -5   -4   6  4
For four pence a day