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Gamekeepers lie Sleeping
Found in Gamekeepers_lie_Sleeping.abc
from the John Chambers abc collection
The abc for this tune contains background information but no music.
X:1 T:Gamekeepers lie Sleeping S:Chas. Bull, Marchwood, Southampton, June 1907 Z:Dr George B Gardiner (words) B:Frank Purslow, Marrowbones, EFDS Publications 1965, 36 N:Gardiner H651 Roud 363 N:Time signature approximate only. L:1/8 Q:1/4=100 M:3/4 K:G "Very freely" D2|GA B3 G/G/|AB c3 F|GG B3 A|AG-G2 w:I got a dog and a good dog too, I keeps him in my keep-ing,_ BB|cd (ed) B2|dB (GF) w:For to catch those hares_ that run by night,_ D3/2D/|GB d3 F|AG-G2|] w:Whilst the game-keep-ers lay sleep-ing._ I don't have a reference at present as to which of Gardiner's collaborators noted the tune. The song itself has remained in currency; George "Pop" Maynard and Wiggy Smith, for example, both sang it, and it continues in the repertoire of the Copper family. Number 363 in the Roud Folk Song Index.</em><hr></blockquote>Preview: User name: (must be completed)Enter password: or check to post as guest: Link makerPlease read our notes on posting html.Contact us