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Version 1

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X:1
T:New Oysters
Z:Webmaster
C:Trad
R:Round
M:2/4
L:1/4
Q:1/4=120
V:1 clef=treble name=1
V:2 clef=treble name=2
V:3 clef=treble name=3
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K:C
V:1
e2 | (e2 | e2) | (c2 | c2) | e2 | (e2 | e2) | (c2 | c2) | 
w:New oy - sters  - New oy - sters -
V:2
c c | c2 | C2 | (C2 | C2) | c c | c2 | C2 | (C2 | C2) | 
w:At a groat a peck - at a groat a peck -
V:3
C D | E F | G G | E C | G2 | C D | E F | G G | E2 | C2 | 
w:Fetch us bread and wine if we may eat. Let us lose no time with such good
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V:1
e2 | (f2 | f2) | e2 | (d2 | d2) | c2 :| 
w:New wale - fleet oy - sters
V:2
C2 | (F2 | F2) | C2 | G2 | G2 | C2 :| 
w:Fetch oy - ster worth two pence
V:3
G G | (A2 | A) F | (c2 | c2) | B2 | c2 :|
w:meat A ban - quet for - a prince
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W:New oysters, new oysters, new oysters, new! 
W:Have you any wood to cleave? 
W:Have you any wood to cleave? 
W:Have you any wood to cleave? 
W:What kitchen stuff have you maids? 
W:What kitchen stuff have you maids? 
W:What kitchen stuff have you maids? 
W:New oysters etc..... 
W:.
W:New oysters, new oysters, new Walefleet oysters! 
W:At a groat a peck, at a groat a peck. 
W:Each oyster worth two pence. 
W:Fetch us bread and wine that we may eat. 
W:Let us lose no time with such good meat. 
W:A banquet for a prince. 
W:New oysters etc.

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Country of origin: England

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