Tonart: E major
Verse 1
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These words were composed
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who travelled Great Britain
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and vast parts of Wales.
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He had been so reduced,
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which caused great confusion,
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on he went on the roam
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At Yorkshire near Rotherham
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he had been on his rambles
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Being weary of travel he sat down to rest
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At the foot of yonder mountain,
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there runs a clear fountain,
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With bread and cold water
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himself did refresh.
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It tasted more sweeter
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than the gold he had wasted,
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More sweeter than honey
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and gave more content
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But the thought of his babies
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lamenting their father
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Brought tears to his eyes
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and made him repent
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Now the night fast approaching
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to the woods he resorted
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With ivy and woodbine
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his bed for to make
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Where he dreamt about sighing,
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lamenting and crying
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On the fifth day of November,
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I've a reason to remember
at home to his family
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They stood so surprised
when first he arrived,
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once more in their sight.
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His children came round him
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with their prittle -prattling stories,
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With their brittle, prattling stories
to drive care away
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And now they're united
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like birds of one feather
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contented they'll be
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So now he is a -living in his cottage
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With ivy and roses growing
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He's as happy as those that's
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got thousands of riches
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contented he'll be and go ram
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blin' no more.
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