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The Banks of the Lee

A song in the key of Ddor

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Sheet Music for "The Banks of the Lee"The Banks of the Leesong= 5025005002350520503505305220250250305002350520503505305222050When two lovers meet down beside the green bowerWhen two lovers meet down beneath the green treeWhen Mary, fond Mary, declared to her lover"You have stolen my poor heart by the banks of the Lee"Chorus:I loved her very dearly, so truly and sincerelyThere was no one in this wide world I loved better than sheEvery bush and every bower, every wild Irish flowerReminds me of my Mary, on the banks of the Lee"Don't stay out too late, love, on the moorlands, my MaryDon't stay out too late, love, on the moorlands for me"But it's little was my notion, when we parted by the oceanThat we were forever parted by the banks of the LeeChorusI will pull my love some roses, some wild Irish rosesI will pull my love some roses, the fairest that ever grewAnd I'll lay them on the grave of my own true lovely MaryOn that cold and silent churchyard where she sleeps 'neath the dewChorusTranscription: id:hn-song-92
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Abc notation for The Banks of the Lee
X:2264 T:Banks of the Lee, The R:song Z:id:hn-song-92 M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=50 K:Ddor
(E/G/) | A2 AG | AD2 (E/F/) | (G>A) GE | DC2 (A/c/) | (d>e) dc | AG2 E | ED EG | A3 (E/G/) | (A>c) AG | (AD2) (E/F/) | (G>A) GE | DC2 A/c/ | (d>e) dc | AG2 E/E/ | E2 DC | D3 || W:When two lovers meet down beside the green bower W:When two lovers meet down beneath the green tree W:When Mary, fond Mary, declared to her lover W:"You have stolen my poor heart by the banks of the Lee" W: W:Chorus: W:I loved her very dearly, so truly and sincerely W:There was no one in this wide world I loved better than she W:Every bush and every bower, every wild Irish flower W:Reminds me of my Mary, on the banks of the Lee W: W:"Don't stay out too late, love, on the moorlands, my Mary W:Don't stay out too late, love, on the moorlands for me" W:But it's little was my notion, when we parted by the ocean W:That we were forever parted by the banks of the Lee W: W:Chorus W: W:I will pull my love some roses, some wild Irish roses W:I will pull my love some roses, the fairest that ever grew W:And I'll lay them on the grave of my own true lovely Mary W:On that cold and silent churchyard where she sleeps 'neath the dew W: W:Chorus
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