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Version 1

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T:Lavender's Blue
T:Dilly Dilly
C:Trad
O:England C16th.
Z:Webmaster
M:3/8
L:1/4
Q:1/4=80
K:G
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w:La-ven-der’s blue, dil-ly dil-ly La-vend-er’s green
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w:When you are king, dil-ly dil-ly I shall be queen
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W:Disney / nursery rhyme version
W:
W:1
W:Lavender’s blue, dilly dilly,
W:Lavender’s green
W:When you are king, dilly dilly,
W:I shall be queen
W:
W:2
W:Who told you so, dilly dilly,
W:Who told you so?
W:‘Twas my own heart, dilly dilly,
W:That told me so
W:
W:3
W:Call up your friends, dilly, dilly
W:Set them to work
W:Some to the plough, dilly dilly,
W:Some to the fork
W:
W:4
W:Some to the hay, dilly dilly,
W:Some to thresh corn
W:Whilst you and I, dilly dilly,
W:Keep ourselves warm
W:
W:5
W:Lavender’s blue, dilly dilly,
W:Lavender’s green
W:When you are king, dilly dilly,
W:I shall be queen
W:
W:6
W:Who told you so, dilly dilly,
W:Who told you so?
W:‘Twas my own heart, dilly dilly,
W:That told me so.
W:
W:
W:Original Version
W:
W:1
W:Lavender blue and Rosemary green,
W:When I am king you shall be queen;
W:Call up my maids at four o’clock,
W:Some to the wheel and some to the rock;
W:Some to make hay and some to shear corn,
W:And you and I will keep the bed warm.
W:
W:2
W:Lavender’s green, diddle, diddle,
W:Lavender’s blue
W:You must love me, diddle, diddle,
W:cause I love you,
W:I heard one say, diddle, diddle,
W:since I came hither,
W:That you and I, diddle, diddle,
W:must lie together.
W:
W:3
W:My hostesse maid, diddle, diddle
W:Her name was Nell,
W:She was a Lass, diddle, diddle
W:That I loved well,
W:But if she dye Diddle, diddle,
W:By some mishap,
W:Then she shall lye, Diddle, diddle
W:Under the Tap.
W:
W:4
W:That she may drink Diddle, diddle,
W:When she is dry,
W:Because she lov’d Diddle, diddle
W:My Dog and I.
W:Call up your Maids Diddle, diddle
W:Set them to work,
W:Some to make Hay, Diddle, diddle
W:Some to the Rock.
W:
W:5
W:Some to make Hay, diddle, diddle,
W:Some to the Corn
W:Whilst you and I Diddle, diddle,
W:Keep the bed warm.
W:Let the birds sing, Diddle, diddle
W:And the lambs play,
W:We shall be safe Diddle, diddle
W:Out of harms way.
W:
W:6
W:James at the George, Diddle, diddle
W:Sue at the Swan
W:He loves his maid Diddle, diddle
W:She loves her man.
W:But if they chance Diddle, diddle
W:For to be found,
W:Catch them i’th Corn Diddle, diddle
W:Put them i’th the pound.
W:
W:7
W:I heard a bird Diddle, diddle
W:Sing in my Ear
W:Maids will be scarce Diddle, diddle,
W:The next New year.
W:For young men are Diddle, diddle
W:So wanton grown
W:That they ne’r mind Diddle, diddle,
W:Which is their own.
W:
W:8
W:Down in a Dale Diddle, diddle
W:Where flowers do grow,
W:And the Trees bud Diddle, diddle
W:All on a row.
W:A brisk young Man Diddle diddle
W:Met with a Maid,
W:And laid her down, Diddle, diddle
W:Under the shade.
W:
W:9
W:Where they did play Diddle, diddle
W:And Kiss and Court,
W:Like Lambs in May Diddle, diddle
W:Making fine sport.
W:There lives a Lass Diddle, diddle
W:Over the Green,
W:She sells good Ale Diddle, diddle
W:Think what I mean.
W:
W:10
W:Oft have I been Diddle diddle
W:With her i’th the dark
W:And yet I nere Diddle, diddle
W:Shot at the mark.
W:But now my Dear Diddle, diddle
W:Have at thy bumm
W:For I do swear Diddle, diddle
W:Now I am come.
W:
W:11
W:I will be kind Diddle, diddle
W:Until I dye,
W:When pre thee love Diddle, diddle
W:My Dog and I.
W:For thee and I Diddle, diddle
W:Now are all one,
W:And we will lye Diddle, diddle
W:No more alone.

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