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%abc-2.1 X:1 T:A Lyke Wake Dirge Z:Webmaster C:Trad %%MIDI program 0 Q:1/4=80 M:4/4 L:1/4 K:Em V:S clef=treble V:T clef=bass %%score [ S T ] % % V:S E D E2 | E D E2 | G3/2 F/2 G F | _E4 | w:This ae nighte this ae nighte ev-ry nighte and alle V:T [E,A,] [D,G,] [E,2A,2] | [G,B,] [D,/2G,/2]F,/2 [B,,2E,2] | [E,3/2B,3/2] [B,,/2F,/2] [E,B,] [D,/2A,/2][B,,/2F,/2] | [B,,4F,4] | % V:S E E D F | [M:6/4] E E _E3 E | [M:4/4] E E E E | w:Fire and fleet and can-dle lighte And Christe re-cieve thy V:T [C,G,] [C,G,] [B,,F,] [B,,/2A,/2]D,/2 | [M:6/4] [G,C,] [F,/2B,,/2][E,/2A,,/2] [F,3B,,3] [F,/2B,,/2][G,,/2D,/2] | [M:4/4] [B,,E,] [B,,E,] [E,G,] [B,,/2F,/2]D,/2 | % V:S C3 E | E E D F | E E _E2 | w:saule. When thou from hence a-way art past V:T [A,,3E,3] [A,,/2A,/2]B,,/2 | [C,G,] [C,G,] [B,,F,] [D,A,] | [C,G,] [A,,/2G,/2][A,,/2E,/2] [B,,2F,2] | % V:S G3/2 E/2 G F | _E3 E | E E D F | w:Ev-ery nighte and alle To Whin-ney-muir thou V:T [E,3/2B,3/2] [D,/2A,/2] [E,B,] [D,/2A,/2][B,,/2F,/2] | [B,,3F,3] [B,,F,] | [C,G,] [C,G,] [B,,F,] [B,,/2A,/2]D,/2 | % V:S [M:6/4] E E _E3 E | [M:4/4] E E E E | ^C4 || w:comest at last and Christe re-ceive thy saule V:T [M:6/4] [C,G,] [B,,/2F,/2][A,,/2E,/2] [B,,3F,3] [B,,/2F,/2][G,,/2D,/2] | [M:4/4] [B,,E,] [B,,E,] [E,G,] [B,,/2F,/2][G,,/2D,/2] | [A,,4E,4] || W:1 W:This ae nighte, this ae nighte, W:Every nighte and alle, W:Fire and fleet and candle-lighte, W:And Christe receive thy saule. W:. W:2 W:When thou from hence away art past, W:Every nighte and alle, W:To Whinny-muir thou com'st at last; W:And Christe receive thy saule. W:. W:3 W:If ever thou gavest hosen and shoon, W:Every nighte and alle, W:Sit thee down and put them on; W:And Christe receive thy saule. W:. W:4 W:If hosen and shoon thou ne'er gav'st nane W:Every nighte and alle, W:The whinnes sall prick thee to the bare bane; W:And Christe receive thy saule. W:. W:5 W:From Whinny-muir when thou may'st pass, W:Every nighte and alle, W:To Brig o' Dread thou com'st at last; W:And Christe receive thy saule. W:. W:6 W:From Brig o' Dread when thou may'st pass, W:Every nighte and alle, W:To Purgatory fire thou com'st at last; W:And Christe receive thy saule. W:. W:7 W:If ever thou gavest meat or drink, W:Every nighte and alle, W:The fire sall never make thee shrink; W:And Christe receive thy saule. W:. W:8 W:If meat or drink thou ne'er gav'st nane, W:Every nighte and alle, W:The fire will burn thee to the bare bane; W:And Christe receive thy saule. W:. W:9 W:This ae nighte, this ae nighte, W:Every nighte and alle, W:Fire and fleet and candle-lighte, W:And Christe receive thy saule.
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Folk song references:
Roud-8194