Roast Beef of Old England. Roose.0506

X:506
T:Roast Beef of Old England. Roose.0506
L:1/8
M:6/8
Q:3/8=100
N:Based on the tune to a Ballad written by Henry Fielding ~1731 for 'The Grub-Street Opera'
N:The song verse runs to bar 6 (ignoring repeats), the chorus the last 4 bars.
N:Lyrics are widely available. The chorus tune is used in 'Hard Times of olf England'
B:John Roose, Manchester 1850
Z:Village Music Project. Rob Lands 2019
K:D
A|d>ed c>de |fed edc |d>ed c>dc |BE^GA2:|
|:A|BGB dcB |A>FD B3 |e>fg e>dc |d3A2F |G>AB Adc |d3-d2:|

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