Henrik Norbeck's ABC Tunes

Display tune: Galway Shawl, The

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X:164
T:Galway Shawl, The
R:song
Z:id:hn-song-164
M:3/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=180
K:G
G2 | G4 F2 | (E2 D4- | D6- | D4) EF | G4 A2 | B2 d4- | d6- | d4
d2 | d4 e2 | (B4 A2) | G6- | G4 AB | A4 G2 | E6- | E6- | E4
G2 | G4 F2 | E2 D4- | D6- | D4- EF | G4 A2 | B2 d4- | d6- | d4
d2 | d4 e2 | (B4 A2) | G6- | G2 A2 B2 | A4 G2 | G6- | G4 ||
G2 | G4 F2 | E2 D4- | D6- | D4 G2 | G4 A2 | B2 d4- | d6- | d4
d2 | d4 e2 | (B4 A2) | G6- | G4 (AB) | A4 G2 | E6- | E6- | E4
GG | G4 F2 | E2 D4- | D6- | D4- G2 | G4 A2 | B2 d4- | d6- | d4
d2 | d4 e2 | (B4 A2) | G6- | G2 A2 B2 | A4 G2 | G6- | G4 ||
W:In Oranmore in the County Galway,
W:One pleasant evening in the month of May,
W:I spied a damsel, she was young and handsome
W:Her beauty fairly took my breath away.
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W:She wore no jewels, nor costly diamonds,
W:No paint or powder, no, none at all.
W:But she wore a bonnet with a ribbon on it
W:And round her shoulder was a Galway Shawl.
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W:We kept on walking, she kept on talking,
W:'till her father's cottage came into view.
W:Says she: "Come in, sir, and meet my father,
W:And play to please him The Foggy Dew."
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W:Chorus
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W:She sat me down beside the fire
W:I could see her father, he was six feet tall.
W:And soon her mother had the kettle singing
W:All I could think of was the Galway shawl.
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W:Chorus
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W:I played "The Blackbird" and "The Stack of Barley",
W:"Rodney's Glory" and "The Foggy Dew",
W:She sang each note like an Irish linnet.
W:While the tears flowed from her eyes so blue.
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W:Chorus
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W:'Twas early, early, all in the morning,
W:When I hit the road for old Donegal.
W:She said "Goodbye, sir", she cried
W:And my heart remains with the Galway shawl.
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W:Chorus
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