Mingulay Boat Song

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T:Mingulay Boat Song
C:lyrics: Sir Hugh S. Roberton (1874-1952)
F:http://lesters-tune-a-day.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/tune-321-mingulay-boat-song.html
N:Based on an old Gaelic song,  "Oran na Comhachaig"
M:9/8
L:1/8
K:G
D2E |\
G3 G3 d2B | B2A G3 d2B | A3 A2G BAG | E3 E3 D2E |
G3 G3 d2B | B2A G3 d2B | A3 A2G B2A | G3- G3 |]
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W: Chorus:
W:    Heel y'ho boys, let her go, boys
W:    Bring her head round now all together
W:    Heel y'ho boys, let her go boys
W:    Sailing homeward to Mingulay!
W: What care we tho' white the Minch is
W: What care we for wind and weather?
W: Let her go boys, every inch is
W: Wearing homeward to Mingulay!
W:    Chorus
W: Wives are waiting on the bank, boys, .
W: Looking seaward from the heather.
W: Pull her 'round boys, and we'll anchor
W: 'Ere the sun sets at Mingulay!
W:    Chorus

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/air/Mingulay_Boat_Song_G/0000

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