The Tinker's Wedding

X:1
T:The Tinker's Wedding
B:Singing Together, Spring 1974, BBC Publications
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
M:4/4     %Meter
L:1/8     %
K:G
A3/2F/ |D/D3/2 F3/2D/ G3/2E/ A2 | D/D3/2 F3/2D/ E/C3/2 C2 |
w:There were herr-in' heads an' bits o' bread, Herr-in' heads an' hadd-ies, O,
D/D3/2 F3/2D/ G3/2E/ A3/2 c/ |d/d3/2 A3/2G/ F/D3/2 D2 |
w:Herr-in' heads an' bits o' bread, To car-ry on the wed-din' O!
(3:2DDD F3/2D/ G3/2E/ A2 |(3:2DDD F3/2D/ E/C3/2 C2 |
w:Drum-mer a-doo a-doo a-day, Drum-mer a-doo a dad-din, O!
(3:2DDD F3/2D/ G3/2E/ A3/2c/ |dA/A/ A3/2G/ F/D3/2 D2 |]
w:Drum-mer a-doo a-doo a-day, Hur-rah for the Tin-ker's wed-din' O!
W:There were herrin' heads an' bits o' bread,
W:Herrin' heads an' haddies, O,
W:Herrin' heads an' bits o' bread,
W:To carry on the weddin' O!
W:
W:(Chorus)
W:Drum-mer a-doo a-doo a-day,
W:Drum-mer a-doo a dad-din, O!
W:Drum-mer a-doo a-doo a-day,
W:Hurrah for the Tinker's weddin' O!
W:
W:They tramp it o'er the Biallach way,
W:Biallach way, Biallach way;
W:Tramp it o'er the Biallach way,
W:And bracken was their beddin' O.
W:
W:We never dwell in  but-an'-ben,
W:But-an'-ben, but-an'-ben,
W:We never dwell in but-an'-ben,
W:We camp where trees are spreadin' O
W:
W:We tightened up the tent a wee,
W:Tightened up, tightened up,
W:Tightened up the tent, a wee,
W:We'd bracken for our beddin' O!

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