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Version 1

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X:1
T:Cherry Ripe
Z:Webmaster
C:R Herrick - words
C:C E Horn - music
M:4/4
L:1/4
Q:1/4=100
K:C
E/2 G/2 G A/2 G/2 G | G3/2 (c/4d/4) (c B) | c3/2 B/2 {/B}A G | (F/2G/4F/4) (E/2F/4E/4) (D F/2) z/2 |
w:Cher-ry ripe cher-ry ripe ripe, I - cry - Full and fair ones come -- and -- buy -
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w:Cher-ry ripe cher-ry ripe ripe, I - cry - Full and fair - ones - come - and - buy 
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G3/2 G/2 {/A}G3/2 G/2 | c3/2 B/2 (B A) | D3/2 (E/4^F/4) G3/2 G/2 | (^F/2G/2) (B/2A/2) (G F) |
w:If so be you ask me where - they do - grow I an -swer - there -
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d3/2 B/2 c3/2 {/d/2c/2 B}A/2 | G3/2 (A/4B/4) G z | d3/2 B/2 {/d}c3/2 (B/4A/4) | G3/2 (A/4B/4) D z | 
w:Where the sun-beams sweet-ly - smile There's the land of - Che-rry - Isle
G3/2 ^F/2 (E/2F/2) (G/2{/B}A/2) | G3/2 ^F/2 G z | 
w:There's the land of Che - rry - Isle
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w:Cher-ry ripe cher-ry ripe ripe, I - cry - Full and fair ones come -- and -- buy -
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E/2 G/2 G A/2 G/2 G | c (e/2d/2) (c B/2) z/2 | c3/2 c/2 (d/2c/2) (A/2F/2) | (E/4G3/4) (F/4D3/4) C z | 
w:Che-rry ripe, che-rry ripe, ripe, I - cry - Full and fair - ones - come - and  - buy
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c3/2 c/2 B3/2 (A/4G/4) | F3/2 A/2 G z | F3/2 (G/4F/4) E c | D3/2 (F/4E/4) D z | 
w:Where the sun-bea-ms sweet-ly smile, there's the - land of Che-rry - Isle,
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_B3/2 B/2 (B/2A/2) A | c3/2 c/2 (c B) | c3/2 c/2 (c/2A/2) (F/2D/2) | (B,/2A/2) (G/2F/2) (F G) | 
w:There plan-ta - tions ful-ly show - All the year - where - cher - ries - grow
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A3/2 B/2 (c/2G/2) (F/2E/2) | (E/2D/2) (C/2B,/2) C z | E/2 G/2 G G/2 F/2 (F/2A/2) | A (G/2F/2) (F/2G/2) z | 
w:All the year - where - cher - ries - grow Cher-ry ripe, cher-ry ripe - ripe, I - cry 
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w:Full and fair - ones - come - and - buy. Full and - fair - ones - come come come and buy
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W:Cher-ry ripe cher-ry ripe ripe, I cry 
W:Full and fair ones come and buy
W:Cherry ripe cherry ripe ripe, I cry 
W:Full and fair ones come and buy
W:If so be you ask me where they do grow I answer there
W:Where the sunbeams sweetly smile 
W:There's the land of Cherry Isle
W:There's the land of Cherry Isle
W:Cher-ry ripe cherry ripe ripe, I cry
W:Full and fair ones come and buy
W:Cherry ripe, cherry ripe, ripe, I cry
W:Full and fair ones come and  buy
W:Where the sunbeams sweetly smile, there's the land of Cherry Isle,
W:There plantations fully show
W:All the year where cherries grow
W:All the year where cherries grow
W:Cherry ripe, cherry ripe ripe, I cry 
W:Full and fair ones come and buy.
W:Full and fair ones come come come and buy

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