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The Shepherd's Song

Found in 251.abc from the folkinfo.org abc collection
The Shepherd's Song - staff notation
X:1     %Music
T:The Shepherd's Song
B:Broadwood, Lucy, 1893, English County Songs, Leadenhall Press, London
S:Thomas Coldicote, Ebrington, Gloucestershore
Z:Lucy Broadwood
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
M:6/8     %Meter
L:1/8     %
K:Bb
F |B2 B (GA) B |c2 d B2 F |F2 F (FG) A | B4 z
w:We shep-herds are_ the best of men, That e'er trod Eng-*lish ground;
 d |d2 d B2 d |e c3 z e |c2 B B2 d | c4 z
w: When we come to an ale-house We val-ue not a crown. 
 f |d2 B B2 d |(e c4) e |d2 B (Gc) B | (A3F2E)|
w:We spend our mon-ey free-ly We pay be-fore_ we go;__ 
D2 F B3 |(GA) B c3 |(Bc) d e2 d | (cB) c B2
w:There's no ale on_ the wolds Where_ the stor-my winds_ do blow. 
 f |d2 B B2 d |e c4 e |d2 B (Gc) B | (A F4) z|
w:We spend our mon-ey free-ly, We pay be-fore_ we go;_ 
D2 F B3 |(GA) B c3 |(Bc) d F2 F | (FA) c HB2 z |]
w:There's no ale on_ the wolds Where_ the stor-my winds_ do blow. 

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