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The Foggy Dew

A song in the key of Bm

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Sheet Music for "The Foggy Dew"The Foggy DewsongCanon Charles O'Neill (1887-1963)= 10040204204242460420442440204204242460420442446040542240245420402402042042424604204424As down the glen one Easter morn to a city fair rode IThere armed lines of marching men in squadrons did pass me byNo fife did hum nor battle drum did sound its dread tattooBut the angelus bell o'er the Liffey swell rang out through the foggy dew.Right proudly high over Dublin town they hung out the flag of war'Twas better to die 'neath an Irish sky than at Suvla or Sud El BarAnd from the plains of royal Meath strong men came hurrying throughWhile Britannia's huns, with their long range guns sailed in through the foggy dew'Twas England bade our wild geese go that small nations might be freeBut their lonely graves are by Suvla's waves or the shores of the great North SeaOh, had they died by Pearse's side or fought with Cathal BrughaTheir names we'd keep where the fenians sleep 'neath the shroud of the foggy dewBut the bravest fell, and the requiem bell rang mournfully and clearFor those who died that Eastertide in the spring time of the yearAnd the world did gaze in deep amaze, at those fearless men, but fewWho bore the fight that freedom's light might shine through the foggy dewAs back through the glen I rode again and my heart with grief was soreFor I parted then with valiant men whom I never shall see moreBut to and fro in my dreams I go and I kneel and pray for you,For slavery fled, Oh glorious dead, when you fell in the foggy dew.Transcription: id:hn-song-68
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Abc notation for The Foggy Dew
X:2240 T:Foggy Dew, The R:song C:Canon Charles O'Neill (1887-1963) Z:id:hn-song-68 M:C L:1/8 Q:1/4=100 K:Bm
(FA) | B2(AF) B2(AF) | E2F2 A,2B,C | (DF)(ED) B,2(B,A,) | B,6 (FA) | B2(AF) B2(AF) | E2F2 A,2(B,C) | (DF)ED B,2(B,A,) | B,6 (B,C) | D3F A2(GF) | E2E2 F2(DE) | F2(dc) (BA)(FA) | B6 FA | B2AF B2AF | E2F2 A,2(B,C) | (DF)ED B,2B,A, | B,6 || W:As down the glen one Easter morn to a city fair rode I W:There armed lines of marching men in squadrons did pass me by W:No fife did hum nor battle drum did sound its dread tattoo W:But the angelus bell o'er the Liffey swell rang out through the foggy dew. W: W:Right proudly high over Dublin town they hung out the flag of war W:'Twas better to die 'neath an Irish sky than at Suvla or Sud El Bar W:And from the plains of royal Meath strong men came hurrying through W:While Britannia's huns, with their long range guns sailed in through the foggy dew W: W:'Twas England bade our wild geese go that small nations might be free W:But their lonely graves are by Suvla's waves or the shores of the great North Sea W:Oh, had they died by Pearse's side or fought with Cathal Brugha W:Their names we'd keep where the fenians sleep 'neath the shroud of the foggy dew W: W:But the bravest fell, and the requiem bell rang mournfully and clear W:For those who died that Eastertide in the spring time of the year W:And the world did gaze in deep amaze, at those fearless men, but few W:Who bore the fight that freedom's light might shine through the foggy dew W: W:As back through the glen I rode again and my heart with grief was sore W:For I parted then with valiant men whom I never shall see more W:But to and fro in my dreams I go and I kneel and pray for you, W:For slavery fled, Oh glorious dead, when you fell in the foggy dew.
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