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T:I'm Going For A Soldier Jenny
T:The Lancashire Fusilier
C:W H Bellamy
C:S Nelson
Z:Webmaster
M:4/4
L:1/4
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K:C
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z3 C | F/2F/2 F/2F/2 c A | G F2 C | 
w:I'm go-ing for a sol-dier Jen-ny. I'm
F/2F/2 F/2F/2 F/2G/2 A | D3 G | 
w:go-ing o'er the rol - ling sea, They've
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w:gi-ven me a gol-den gui-nea, That they
^A A =A ^A | =A2 A A | 
w:say has lis-ted me. And I'm
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G G G G | G G G G |
w:off to fight for the ar-my As
G G G G | G G G G |
w:a Lan-ca-shire fu-si-lier -
G G G G | G G G G |
w:Hol-ding me mus-ket in me arms
G G G G | G G G G |
w:In-stead of me Jen - ny dear
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W:I'm going for a soldier, Jenny,
W:I'm going o'er the rolling sea,
W:They've given me a golden guinea,
W:That they say has listed me.
W:
W:ch
W:And I'm off to fight for the army
W:As a Lancashire fusilier
W:Holding me musket in me arms
W:Instead of me Jenny dear
W:
W:2 
W:Tis no use to fall a crying,
W:Give your senseless weeping o'er,
W:Many a day you have heard me sighing
W:You should have been kind before.
W:
W:3
W:'Tis very fine and pretty, Jenny,
W:Now to wish that I should stay,
W:But, indeed, I'm thinking, Jenny,
W:We'll not meet this many a day.
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W:4
W:What if heart and spirit sinking ?
W:What if I should come to shame?
W:Be it as it may, I'm thinking,
W:You alone will be to blame.
W:
W:5
W:Long and dearly I have loved you,
W:As you must full well have known,
W:If I had not faithless proved you,
W:I had never reckless grown:
W:
W:6
W:But, fare you well, the hours are flying
W:Time it is that I was gone, trying,
W:When next another heart you are
W:Jenny, look unto your own.

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