the Merry Christmas (G)

X: 4305
T: the Merry Christmas    (G)
O: Walsh 1748
N: Pub: J. Walsh, London, 1748
Z: 2012 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: The 3rd part has a begin-repeat but no end-repeat.
P: AABBCC
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: G
%
V: 1
|: "(D7"A2    (3ABc   "G"B2G2 | "D7"FGAF "G"G2D2 |\
   "Am"A2     (3ABc  "Em"B2G2 | "D7"FGAF "G"G4 :|
|: "G"[G2G,2][G2G,2] "Am"[A2A,2][A2A,2] | "D7"[dD][eE][dD][cC] "G"[B2B,2][G2G,2] |\
   "D7(Am)"A2 (3ABc   "G(Em)"B2G2 | "D7"FGAF "G"G4 :|
|: "G"gfed  "C"cBAG | "D7"FGAF "G"G2D2 "I"|\
   "D7(Am)"A2 (3ABc   "G(Em)"B2G2 | "D7"FGAF "G"G4 |]
%
%V: 2 clef=bass middle=d
%|: z4 c'4 | g4 e4 | f4 a4 | g4 c4 :|
%|: c2c2 d2d2 | efed c4 | z4 c'4 | g4 c4 :|
% %%begintext align
% % First Man turns the 2d Wo. with his Right hand .|
% % Their Partner does ye same :|
% % First Cu. cast off and turn .|
% % First Cu. leads thro' the 3d Cu. and foot it :|
% % First and 2d Cu. Right and Left quite round.
% %endtext|: e4 f4 | g4 e'4 | b4 c'4 | g4 c4 |]

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Vintage/LCD/MerryChristmas/0006
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Vintage/MerryChristmas/0006
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Vintage/program/CGcon/MerryChristmas/0006
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Vintage/program/LCD/MerryChristmas/0006
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Vintage/reel/Merry_Christmas_ACMV-G-24-3/0000