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Bantry Girl's Lament

A song in the key of D

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Sheet Music for "Bantry Girl's Lament"Bantry Girl's Lamentsong= 5230244420402000420202444204020420200302555202520004202024442040020420200Oh, who will plough the fields now, and who will sow the corn?And who will watch the sheep now, and keep them neatly shorn?The stack that's in the haggard, unthreshed it will remainSince Johnny, lovely Johnny went to fight the king of SpainOh, the girls of the Banóg in sorrow may retireAnd the piper and his bellows may go home and blow the fireSince Johnny, lovely Johnny went sailing o'er the mainAlong with other patriots to fight the king of SpainThe boys will sorely miss him when Moneymore comes roundAnd grieve when their bold captain is nowhere to be foundAnd the peelers may stand idle against their will and grainSince the valiant boy who gave them work now peels the king of SpainAt wakes and hurling matches your like we'll never see'Till you come back again to us, a stoirín óg mo chroíAnd won't you trounce the buckeens, who show us much disdainBecause our eyes are not so bright as those you'll see in SpainOh, if cruel fate should not permit our Johnny to returnHis awful loss we Bantry girls will never cease to mournWe'll resign ourselves to our sad lot and live in grief and painSince Johnny died for Ireland's pride in the foreign land of SpainTranscription: id:hn-song-8
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Abc notation for Bantry Girl's Lament
X:2180 T:Bantry Girl's Lament R:song Z:id:hn-song-8 M:2/4 L:1/16 Q:1/4=52 K:D
(DE) | F3F F2(ED) | FA3-A3B | A3A A2 ((3FED) | E6 DE | F3F F2(ED) | FA3-A3B | (AF)(ED) E3D | D6 (AB) | d3d d2(BA) | Bd3-d3B | A3A A2 ((3FED) | E6 (DE) | F3F F2(ED) | FA3-A2AB | (AF)(ED) E3D | D6 || W:Oh, who will plough the fields now, and who will sow the corn? W:And who will watch the sheep now, and keep them neatly shorn? W:The stack that's in the haggard, unthreshed it will remain W:Since Johnny, lovely Johnny went to fight the king of Spain W: W:Oh, the girls of the Ban\'og in sorrow may retire W:And the piper and his bellows may go home and blow the fire W:Since Johnny, lovely Johnny went sailing o'er the main W:Along with other patriots to fight the king of Spain W: W:The boys will sorely miss him when Moneymore comes round W:And grieve when their bold captain is nowhere to be found W:And the peelers may stand idle against their will and grain W:Since the valiant boy who gave them work now peels the king of Spain W: W:At wakes and hurling matches your like we'll never see W:'Till you come back again to us, a stoir\'in \'og mo chro\'i W:And won't you trounce the buckeens, who show us much disdain W:Because our eyes are not so bright as those you'll see in Spain W: W:Oh, if cruel fate should not permit our Johnny to return W:His awful loss we Bantry girls will never cease to mourn W:We'll resign ourselves to our sad lot and live in grief and pain W:Since Johnny died for Ireland's pride in the foreign land of Spain
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