the SOLDIER'S RETURN

X: 1
T: the SOLDIER'S RETURN
O: 1811
B: "Caledonian Musical Repository", 1811, p.48-52
F:  http://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/pageturner.cfm?id=87686121
Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C
L: 1/8
F: http://www.john-chambers.us/~jc/music/book/CaledonianMusicalRepository/1811/Soldiers_Return.abc
K: D
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[V:1](de) | {d}f2 (A>B) {B}A3 d | ({=c}BA) (Bd)
w: When* wild war's* deal-ly blast* was*
[V:2] D2 | D2 (F>G) F2 F2 | G2 (GB)
[V:1]{f}e2 (de) | f2 A2 (gf) (ed) | ({=c}B3 ^c) d2 (de) |
w: blawn, And* gen-tle peace* re-*turn-*ing, And*
[V:2] A2 (dc) | d2 c2 B2 F2 | (G2 A2) [F2D2] D2 |
[V:1]f2 (A>B) A3 d | (BA) (Bd) e2 (de) |
w: eyes a-*gain wi' plea-*sure* beam'd, That*
[V:2] D2 (AG) F3 F | G2 (GB) A2 (dc) |
[V:1]{d}f2 A2 (gf) (ed) | ({=c}B3 ^c)  d2    |]
w: had been blear'd* wi'* mourn-*ing.
[V:2]    d2  c2  B2   F2  |     (G2 A2) [F2D2] |]
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[V:1] zA | (de) (fg) {f}a3 a | (ba) (gf) e3 A |
w: I left* the* lines and tent-*ed* fields, Where
[V:2] A2 | (dc) (de) f3 f | (gf) (ed) A3 A |
[V:1] (de) (fg) (ab) (ag) | (f3 g) a2 zA |
w: lang* I'd* been* a* lod-*ger; A
[V:2] (dc) (de) (fg) (fe) | (d3 e) f2 zA |
[V:1] (de) (fg) a2 (fa) | (ba) (gf) e2 (de) |
w: hum-*ble* knap-sack* a'* my* wealth, A*
[V:2] (dc) (de) f2 f2 | (gf) (ed) A2 (FE) |
[V:1] f2  A2 (gf) (ed) | ({=c}B3 ^c) {e}d2 |]
w: poor, but ho-*nest* sod-*ger.

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