Upon a Summers Day

X: 1
T:Upon a Summers Day
T:The Garland
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:116
R:Jig
W:Souldier:
W:My dearest deare adue, since that I needs must goe
W:my
W:fortunes to pursue against some Forraine Foe
W:Being that it is so, I
W:pray thee patient be
W:and doe no kilt thy Coat, to goe along with
W:me
W:Pegge:
W:Alas my dearest heart, if that thou leave me
W:here
W:Death kills me with his dart, as plainly may appear
W:For
W:sorrow griefe and smart will quickly make me dye
W:Therefore lie kilt
W:my Coat, and goe along with thee
W:--Pepys, Ballads, I,296
K:GDor
d|d2d B2G|d3-d2 e/f/|g2f g2a|b3-b2 B|B2B A2G|f3 g3|a2B A2G|G3-G2||
a|a2a f2d|a3-a2 f|g2f g2a|b3-b2 B|B2B A2G|f3 g3|a2B A2G|G3-G2||

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/England/song/Garland_1/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/LesterBailey/melnets_big_abc_file/15046
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/atrilcoral.com/u-v/0130
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/gradcenter.marlboro.edu/abc/Playford/Upon_a_Summers_Day/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/kirby98.fsnet.co.uk/up/Upon_a_Summers_Day_1/0000

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