Ground for the Floor

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T:Ground for the Floor
B:Broadwood, L, 1893, English County Songs, London, Leadenhall Press
Z:Lucy Broadwood
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
M:2/4     %Meter
L:1/16     %
K:G
D2 |G4 G3 A |B4 A2 G2 |(A2G2) B2 A2 | G4 z2
w:I've lived in a wood for a num--ber of years,  *
G A |B4 B2 c2 |d6 G2 |F2 D2 G2 E2 | D4
w:With my dog and my gun I drive a-way all cares; *
d d |(d2G2) B2 G2 |F2 E2 c2 d2 |e3 d (3:2(c2B2)A2 | (G2F2)
w: I've a neat_ lit-tle cot-tage and the roof it is_ se-cure_
E2 D2 |G4 G3 A |G4 B,2 D2 |G4 G3 B | (B2 A4) z2  |
w: If you look down be-low You'll find ground for the floor_ *
G4 D3 G |(B2HA2)  d2 d2 |d4 (cB) (AG) | (F2E2) d2 c2 |B4 A3 G |G8 |]
w: ground for the floor_ If you look down_ be-* low_ you'll find ground for the floor.
W:I've lived in a wood for a number of years,
W:With my dog and my gun I drive away all cares;
W:I've a neat little cottage, and the roof it is secure,
W:If you look down below you'll find ground for the floor.
W:
W:My cot it is surrounded with bramble and thorn,
W:And sweet are the notes of the birds in the morn;
W:I've a guinea in my pocket and plenty more in store,
W:If you look down below you'll find ground for the floor.
W:
W:My bed's made of straw my limbs to repose
W:And as for myself I've but one suit of clothes;
W:And that's made of ticking, all stiched up secure,
W:If you look down below you'll find ground for the floor.
W:
W:As for grates I've got none, for my fire's on the ground,
W:And chairs I've got none to set myself down;
W:I've a three-legged stool, it's the chief of my store,
W:IN my neat little cottage with ground for the floor.
W:
W:God bless my dear father, he's dead and he's gone,
W:I hope he's safe in heaven, where he'll never more return;
W:He's left me all his riches, and I've plenty more in store,
W:In my neat little cottage with ground for the floor.

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