The Woodpecker

X:11
T:The Woodpecker
F:http://www.vwml.org/record/CJS2/10/711
S:Mrs Harriet Young at West Chinnock, Dec 28th 1905
Z:Transcribed by David Bawden, Dec 2013
M:4/4
L:1/4
K:G
DD[|G2 G>G|G2 GB|d2 A>A|A3 B|
w:O you knew by the smoke that so graceful_ did curl All
d2 B>G|(FE2)C|D2 EF|G2 DD|
w:round the green elms_ some cottage_ were near And I
G2GF|E2 Bd|(cB) AG|A2 (Bc)|d2 BG|
w:say if there's peace in this world_ to be found A_ heart that is 
GE2C|D2EF|(GAB)c|d2BG|GE2C|
w:humble_ of hope for each year__ A heart that is humble_ of
D2EF|G2||(3D/2E/2F/2|G2 G>F|E2 (3E/2F/2G/2|(AB)AG|
w:hope for each year Every__ leaf was at rest and_ I heard_ not the
(GF)Bc|d2BG|GE2 C/2 C/2|D2EF|
w:sound_ But the wood-pecker_ tapping_ on the yel-low beech 
GABc|d2BG|GE2 C/2 C/2|D2 EF|
w: tree_ But the wood-pecker_ tapping_ on the yel-low beech 
G2|]
w:tree

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