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%abc-2.1 X:1 T:Blow The Man Down C:Trad Q:1/4=120 M:6/8 L:1/4 %[optional fields] Z:Webmaster K:D F/2 | A/2B/2A/2 G/2E/2G/2 | A/2B/2A/2 F D/4F/4 | A3/2 B3/2 | G3/4F/4G/2 E F/2 | w:Come all ye young fel-lows that fol-low the sea, With a yeo-ho! blow the man down! And G/2A/2G/2 E/2C/2E/2 | G/2F/2E/2 B3/2 | A/2A/2A/2 A G/2 | F3/4E/4F/2 D z/2 || w:please pay at-tent-ion and hear-ken to me Give us some room to blow the man down W: W:1 W:Come all ye young fellows that follow the sea, W:With a yo-ho! Blow the man down! W:And please pay attention and hearken to me W:Give us some room to blow the man down W: W:2 W:On board a Black Baller I first served my time W:And in that Black Baller I wasted my time W: W:3 W:There were tinkers and tailors and sailors and all W:That shipped for good seamen aboard the Black Ball W: W:4 W:Tis larboard and starboard, you jump to the call W:When kicking Jack Williams commands the black ball.
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Song Note
Folk song references:
Roud-2624
Song to be found in the following collection(s):
After The Campfire Song Book
New National And Folk Song Book Part 1
To Be Added