The Animal Fair (hi-lo)

by 19th C. minstrel song · posted by waltp

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

THE ANIMAL FAIR hi-lo
19th C. minstrel song
Key: C
Time: 6/8

2  3   3   3  -3”-3”2   3
5  6   6   6  -6 -6 5   6
I went to the an-i-mal fair

 2   2    3    3   3    -3”   2     3
 5   5    6    6   6    -6    5     6
All the birds and the beasts were there

 4  -3  -3  -3   -3 -3   -3   -3 -3   -3
 7  -7  -7  -7   -7 -7   -7   -7 -7   -7
The big ba-boon, by the light of the moon

-3”  3    3   3  -3” 2    3
-6   6    6   6  -6  5    6
Was comb-ing his au-burn hair

 2   3   3  -3” 2    3
 5   6   6  -6  5    6
The mon-key he got drunk

2     3    3   3  -3”-3”  2      3
5     6    6   6  -6 -6   5      6
He climbed up the el-e-phant’s trunk

 4  -3 -3 -3     -3
 7  -7 -7 -7     -7
The el-e-phant sneezed 

-3   -3  -3 -3   -3
-7   -7  -7 -7   -7
And fell on his knees

-3”  3    3   3   3  -3”-3
-6   6    6   6   6  -6 -7
And that was the end of the

 4     1   1     1   1     1   1
 7     4   4     4   4     4   4
Monk, the monk, the monk, the monk

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