Rose of Tralee, The

X:14542
T:Rose of Tralee, The
S:Digital Tradition, tralee
N:Note that one word changed in the last line
O:Irish
Z:dt:tralee
M:3/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=100
W:The pale moon was rising above yon green mountain,
W:The sun was declining beneath the blue sea,
W:When I strayed with my love to the pure crystal fountain,
W:That stands in the beautiful vale of Tralee.
W:
W:  Chorus:
W:  She was lovely and fair, as the rose of the summer,
W:  It was not her beauty alone that won me.
W:  Oh no, t'was the truth in her eye ever dawning,
W:  That made me love Mary, the Rose of Tralee!
W:
W:The cool shades of evening their mantles were spreading,
W:And Mary, all smiling, stood listn'ng to me,
W:When all through the valley her pale rays were shedding,
W:When I won the heart of the Rose of Tralee.
W:
W:  Chorus:
W:  She was lovely and fair, as the rose of the summer,
W:  It was not her beauty alone that won me.
W:  Oh no, t'was the truth in her eye ever dawning,
W:  That made me love Mary, my Rose of Tralee!
K:F
C2 |C3D C2|A4 GF|F2 B,2 D2|D2 C3D|\
C3D C2|C2 F3F|F3E F2|G4 CC|
C3D C2|A4 GF|F2 B,2 D2|D2 C3D|\
C2 B2 B2|AF3 D2|C2 A3G|F4 FG|
AA4_B|A4 AG|F2 E2 D2|^C2 A,2 A2|\
A3F B2|A2 A2 G2|F3G E2|D4 C2|
C3D C2|A3G F2|F2 B,2 D2|D2 C3D|\
C2 B2 B2|A2 F3D|C2 A3G|F4 ||

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/LesterBailey/melnets_big_abc_file/11220
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/OTIS_Irish_Session/melnets_big_abc_file/11220
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/kirby98.fsnet.co.uk/ro/Rose_of_Tralee_The_1/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/melnets_big_abc_file/11220
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/melodeon.net/melnets_big_abc_file/11220

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