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'Twas at the Summmer Wake last May

'Twas at the Summmer Wake last May - staff notation
X: 20501
T: 'Twas at the Summmer Wake last May
B: "Man of Feeling", Gaetano Brandi, ed. v.2 p.50-52
F: http://archive.org/details/manoffeelingorge00rugg
Z: 2012 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 2/4
L: 1/16
K: C
G2 | c3 d c2 A2 | G2 c2 c3 G | c3 d e2 c2 |
w: 'Twas at the sum-mer Wake last May, that I be-held sa
d4 G3 G | d3 e d2 B2 | G2 d2 d3 G |
w: sweet-ly, the Lad-die dear who char-ming-ly, now 
d3 e f2 d2 | e4 d3 d | c3 d (ce) (dc) |
w: tells his love sa feat-ly, 'twas at the Sum-*mer*
B2 d2 G3 G | c3 d (ce) (dc) | B4 G3 G | e2 c2 d2 B2 |
w: Wake last May, that I be-held* sa* sweet-ly, the Lad-die dear who
c2 A2 HB2 zd | (ec) (Ac) d2 ^F2 | G4 G3 d |
w: harm-ing-ly, now tells* his* love sa feat-ly, Ah!
B2 (AB) c2A2 | ^G2 E2 E2 E | ^G2 (AB) c2 A2 |
w: shou'd I* gain the win-some Swain, How chear-ful-*ly I'd
^G e3 z2 e2 | =f2 d2 e2 c2 | d2 B2 Hc2 zA | E2 A2 (cB) (A^G) |
w: gang wi' For truth I ain is ev-er plain, my heart is won by
A4 A3 B | c3 c (cd) (ef) | g4 e3 e | d3 d (de) (fg) |
w: San-dy, my heart is won* by* San-dy, my heart is won* by*
a4 Hf3 f | g2 e2 f2 d2 | e2 c2 Hg2 zc | (Ad) (fe) (gf) (ed) |
w: San-dy, For truth I ain is ev-er plain, my heart* is* won* by*
d4 c3 e | f2d'2e2c'2 | d2b2 c'2zc | Adfd gfed | d4 c2 "_Da Capo"|]
w: San-dy.
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W: 2. When e'er the charming Bonny Boy,
W: \t \t Light trips the Fields so gaily;
W:    He whispers love shall never cloy,
W: \t \t And ever proves it daily.
W:    He dances neat and pipes sa sweet,
W: \t \t When chearfully I gang wi;
W:    That my poor heart does constant beat;
W: \t \t For bonny winsome Sandy.
W:
W: 3. The Lasses all wi' one intent,
W: \t \t Have sought from me to gain him;
W:    But Sandy dear is quite content,
W: \t \t And shews no signs of waining.
W:    Next May-bay-Morn in Brides array,
W: \t \t I trip to Church alang wi';
W:    The blithsome Lad sa fresh and gay,
W: \t \t My bonny winsome Sandy.
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