There was a little Woman

X: 10541
T: There was a little Woman
T: Duetto
C:
Q: "Allegro Moderato"
B: "Man of Feeling", Gaetano Brandi, ed. v.1 p.54-56
F: http://archive.org/details/manoffeelingorge00rugg
Z: 2012 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: In bar 13, the beamed V:2 notes were 8th notes; changed to 16th notes to match the V:1 rhythm.
M: 2/4
L: 1/16
K: G
[V:1] D2 | G A B c d2 d d | Te2 g2 d4 |
w: There was a lit-tle Wo-man as I've heard tell
[V:2] D2 | G F G A B2 B B |  c2 e2 B4 |
[V:1] d3 c B2 G2 | {B/}A>G A> B G2 D2 | G2 B c d2 d d |
w: Fal de ral lal lal* lal d3 dee She went to the Mar-ket her
[V:2] B3 A G2 d2 | {d/}c>B c> d B2 D2 | G2 G A B2 B B |
[V:1] e2 g e d4 | d3 c B2 G2 | {B/}A>G A> B G3 G |
w: Eggs for to sell Fal de ral lal lal* lal de dee She
[V:2] c2 e c B4 | B3 A G2 d2 | {d/}c>B c> d B3 G |
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[V:1] g2 g g G2 G G | g g g g G4 | g2 g> g f2 f2 |
w: went to the Mar-ket all on a Mar-ket Day Fal lal de ral lal
[V:2] B2 B B G2 G G | B B B B G4 | B2 B> B d2 d2 |
[V:1] {f/}e>d e> f Hd2 G2 | GA B c d2 d2 | e2 g e d4 |
w: lal* lal de dee  And she* fell a-sleep all on the high-way
[V:2] {d/}c>B c> d HB2 G2 | GF GA B2 B2 | c2 e c B4 |
[V:1] d3 c B2 G2 | {B/}A>G A> B G4 | cfag fedc | Bdgb D2f2 | g4 z2 |]
w: Fal de ral lal lal* lal de dee.
[V:2] B3 A G2 d2 | {d/}c>B c> d B4 | cfag fedc | Bdgb D2f2 | g4 z2 |]
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W: 2. There came by a Pedlar whose Name it was Stout Fal de ral &c.
W: And cut her Pettycoats all round about Fal &c.
W: He cut her Pettycoats up to her Knees Fal &c.
W: Till this poor little Woman's Knees began for to freeze Fal &c.
W: 
W: 3. When this little Woman began for to awake Fal &c.
W: She began to shiver and she began to shake Fal &c.
W: She began to shake and she began to cry Fal &c.
W: Lord ha' mercy on I this can't be I Fal &c.
W:
W: 4. If I be I as I suppose I be Fal 8^c 
W: I've got a little Dog at home and he knows me Fal &c.
W: If I be I he'll wag his little Tail Fal &c.
W: But if it be not I he will bark and rail Fal &c.
W:
W: 5. Home went this little Woman all in the dark Fal &c.
W: Up starts the little Dog and began to bark Fal &c.
W: He began to bark and she began to cry Fal &c.
W: Lord ha' mercy on I this is none of I Fal &c.
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Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/MoF/MoF/0102