William of the Ferry

X:1685
T:William of the Ferry
F:http://www.vwml.org/record/CJS2/10/1685
S:Charles Pavey of West Chiltington, Sussex
Z:transcribed by Alice Baillie
M:C
L:1/4
K:G
d/ d/ | B G G d | B G G c | 
w:Near a bright gay stream there lived a maid whose
B A d c | (B A2) B | d B d G | F A D B | 
w:mind was chief-ly pure_ Con-tent she lived in hum-ble life Be-
c A c e | d d2 B | d d d d | e e A B | 
w:loved by all who knew her Pro-tect be-neath her  pa-rents' roof whose 
c B d c | B A2 (d/c/) | B> A G [GF] | A F D B | 
w:time passed off so merry_ She_ loved & was be-loved a-gain By
c A d> c | B G2 || 
w:Will-iam of the Ferr-y
N:(obviously a composed tune, with (probably) a [dom. mad in ?])

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