Henrik Norbeck's ABC Tunes

Display tune: Blackbirds and Thrushes

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X:173
T:Blackbirds and Thrushes
T:If All the Young Maidens Were Blackbirds and Thrushes
R:song
D:Niamh Parsons
D:Quilty
Z:id:hn-song-173
M:3/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=180
K:Ddor
A2 | A3 D D2 | D2 C2 D2 | F2 G2 A2 | c2 A4- | A4 :|
G2 | A2 d2 d2 | d2 D2 E2 | F2 G2 F2 | E C3
C2 | D3 E F2 | GA G4 | E D3 C2 | D4 ||
W:If all the young ladies were blackbirds and thrushes
W:If all the young ladies were blackbirds and thrushes
W:Then all the young men would go beating the bushes
W:Right-fol-del-dal diddle-da-diddle-dal-dey
W:
W:If all the young ladies were ducks on the water
W:If all the young ladies were ducks on the water
W:Then all the young men would go swimming in laughter
W:Right-fol-del-dal diddle-da-diddle-dal-dey
W:
W:If all the young ladies were rushes a-growing
W:If all the young ladies were rushes a-growing
W:Then all the young men would get scythes and go mowing
W:Right-fol-del-dal diddle-da-diddle-dal-dey
W:
W:If the ladies were all trout and salmon so lovely
W:If the ladies were all trout and salmon so lively
W:Then divil the men would go fishing on Friday
W:Right-fol-del-dal diddle-da-diddle-dal-dey
W:
W:If all the young ladies were hares on the mountain
W:If all the young ladies were hares on the mountain
W:The men with their hounds would be out without countin'
W:Right-fol-del-dal diddle-da-diddle-dal-dey

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