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T:The Green Wedding
C:Trad
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w:There was a squire, lived in the East, A squire of high de-gree, ~ ~ ~ Who went
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w:cour-ting of a count-ry girl A come-ly girl was she. But
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w:when her fa-ther heard of it an ang-ry man was he. He re-
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w:ques-ted of his daugh-ter dear to shun his com-pan-y. To my
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w:ral-ly dal-ly di-do ral-ly dal-ly day. To my
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w:ral-ly dal-ly di-do ral-ly dal-ly day
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W:There was a squire, lived in the East, a squire of high dgree
W:Who went courting of a country maid, a comely girl was she.
W:But when her father heard of it an angry man was he.
W:He requested of his daughter to shun his company
W:
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W:To my rally dally dido rally dally day.
W:To my rally dally dido rally dally day.
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W:There was a farmer lived close by, he had an only son
W:WSho came courting of this girl until her love he thought he'd won.
W:Her mother gave him her consent her father his likewise,
W:Until she cried "I am undone" and tears fell from her eyes.
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W:She wrote the squire a letter and seal'd it with her hand
W:And she said "this day I;m to be wed unto another man"
W:The first few lines he looked upon he smiled and thus did say
W:"O I may deprive him of his bride all on his wedding day."
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W:He wrote her back another, go dress yourself in green
W:In a suit all of the same at the wedding I'll be seen.
W:In a suit allof the same to your wedding I'll repair
W:O my dearest dear I'll have you yet in spite of all that's there.
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W:Helook'd East, he look'd West. He look'd o'er his land.
W:And there came to him full eight score men all of a Scottish band.
W:He mounted them on milk white steeds a single man rode he
W:Then all the way to the wedding hall went the company dressed in green.
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W:When he came to the wedding hall, they unto him did say
W:"You're welcome sir. You're welcome sir. How have you spent the day."
W:He laughed at them he scorned at them and unto them did say
W:"You may haver seen my merry men come riding by this way."
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W:The squire he took a glass of wine and filled it to the brim
W:"Here is health unto the man," said he, "the man they call the groom."
W:"Here's a health unto the man," siad he, "who may enjoy his bride -
W:Though another man may love her to and take her from his side."
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W:Then up and spoke the farmer's son, an angry man was he.
W:"If it is to fight you come here, 'tis I'm the man for thee."
W:"It's not to fight that I am here, but friendship for to show
W:So let me kiss your bonny bride and away from thee I'll go."
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W:He took her by the waist so small and by the grass green sleeve
W:And he led her from the wedding hall, of no-one asking leave.
W:The band did play, the bugles sound. Most glorious to be seen.
W:And all the way to Headingbourne Town went the company dress'd in grenn.

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Country of origin: England

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