Henrik Norbeck's ABC Tunes

Display tune: Green Brooms

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X:171
T:Green Brooms
R:song
D:Danú: Think before You Think
Z:id:hn-song-171
M:3/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=180
K:Dmix
P:Odd verses
D2 D3 E | G2 A2 G2 | E2 D2 C2 | D4
D2 | D3 E G2 | A B3 c2 | (d2 c2) B2 | A6 |
A2 d2 d2 | c2 d2 B2 | A2 (G2 E2) | G4
AG | (E2 D2) D2 | D2 E2 G2 | A4 d2 | c4
A2 | (G2 E2) E2 | G2 G2 E2 | D6- | D4 ||
P:Even verses
DE | G2 G2 E2 | G2 (A2 G2) | E3 D C2 | D4
D2 | D3 E G2 | A4 d2 | (d2 c2) B2 | A4
A2 | d3 d d2 | c4 B2 | A3 G E2 | G4
AG | E3 D D2 | D2 E2 G2 | A4 d2 | c4
Bc | A2 G2 E2 | G2 G2 E2 | D6- | D6 ||
W:There was a man and he lived in the east,
W:His trade, it was cutting down brooms, green brooms.
W:He had a son and his name was John,
W:And he stayed in bed until noon, 'til noon,
W:He stayed in bed until noon.
W:
W:So the father arose and up to John goes.
W:He swore he would burn his room, gay room,
W:If he didn't rise and sharpen his knives,
W:And go down to the wood to cut brooms, green brooms,
W:And go down to the wood to cut brooms.
W:
W:So Johnny went on down through the green wood,
W:'Til he came to a castle of fame, fame, fame.
W:He spied a fair maid and he stood at the gate,
W:Crying, "Fair maid, do you want any brooms, green brooms?
W:Fair maid, do you want any brooms?"
W:
W:This lady, being up in her window so high,
W:She spied this young man so terribly neat.
W:She said to her maid, "Go down to the gate,
W:And call in this young man with his brooms, green brooms.
W:Call in this young man with his brooms."
W:
W:So Johnny went into this castle so great,
W:And into this lady's room, gay room.
W:She gave him a chair and she bade him sit down,
W:Crying, "You're welcome, young man, with your brooms, green brooms,
W:You're welcome, young man, with your brooms."
W:
W:They sent for the priest and married they were,
W:All in this lady's room, gay room.
W:So boys, will we drink? Or what do you think?
W:There is nothing like cutting down brooms, green brooms,
W:There's nothing like cutting down brooms.

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