Nelly, the Milkmaid

X:53218
T:Nelly, the Milkmaid
C:Mrs Marina Russell, Upwey coll. HED Hammond 
S:England
A:Dorset
N:Transcribed from HAM-02-232.gif F:HAM-05-32-18.abc
C:Transcibed to abc by PJHeadford
M:C
L:1/8
Q:2/4=60
K:F
G G D D B2B2|A2F A c2zc|c B A G G2F E|\
D D E F G2B c|d2 ((3(dc) B) c2Bc|d2((3(dc) B) c2A2| B> c d _e d c B A|G2D D F4|"^Chorus"G G D D B2z2|\ A A F A c2z2|d2G A B A G "_E"E|D2E F HG4|
W:Transcribed from HAM-02-232.gif
W:[left of the title:] 516 [to the right:] Mrs Russell of Upwey
W:[beneath tune:] Words D.VII p 66. [the note marked E is drawn as an F] 
W:[the e-flat in bar 7 has a leader line to text below the tune:] sixth flattened 
W:Words transcribed from HAM-01-685.gif
W:
W:Nelly was a milkmaid fair & gay
W:Always took delight with young Roger to lay
W:She grew stout at the heart & big at the waist
W:She thought upon the kissing coming home from the wake
W:Nelly too-a-roo, Nelly too-a-roo
W:Fair lovely Nelly to the wake she did go
W:
W:When 5 months was over & the months was gone
W:Nelly she brought forth a fine lovely son
W:"I will name it" said she "I will name it for his sake
W:And call it young Roger coming home from the wake
W:Nelly too-a-roo, &c.

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