
X:1
T:1. Bold General Wolfe
C:Pianoforte accompaniment by R. Vaughan Williams
P:Collected by W. Percy Merrick
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
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K:G
z2 z[Q:1/4=80]"^Allegro moderato" B cd | e3 c/B/ (A/B/)c | d3 z z d | cB AF GA |$ D3 B cd | 
w: Bold Gen- 'ral|Wolfe to his men _ did|say, "Come,|come, my lads, and fol- low|me To yon- der|
(ed) cA Bc | d3 d cB |$ (AB) cd BG | (EF) D2 z2 | GE DG (AB) | G4 z2 |] 
w: moun- * tains that are so|high, All for the|hon- * our, all for the|hon- * our,|Of our King and coun- *|try."|



X:2
T:2. Low Down In The Broom
C:Pianoforte accompaniment by R. Vaughan Williams
P:Collected by W. Percy Merrick
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
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K:Am
"^ ""^Lento tranquillo" E | E A A B | c2 B B | A E (E/^F/) G | A3 E |$ E A A B/B/ | c/c/ c B B | 
w: 'Twas|on last Mon- day's|morn- ing the|day ap- point- * ed|was To|walk ou in- to a|mea- dow green field to|
A E (E/^F/) G | A3 (c/d/) |$ e e d (B/A/) | G2 A B | c d B E | (c/4d/4c/ !fermata!B) c d |$ 
w: meet a bon- * ny|lass; To _|meet a bon- ny _|lass- ie, to|bear her com- pa-|ny, _ _ _ For she's|
e2 d3/2 B/ | c A G (3(E/=F/G/) | ^F D (E/G/)(A/G/) | A4- | A z2 |] 
w: low down, she's|in the broom, a _ _|wait- ing there _ for _|me.|_|



X:3
T:3. The Thresherman And The Squire
C:Pianoforte accompaniment by R. Vaughan Williams
P:Collected by W. Percy Merrick
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
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K:Caeo
"^Moderato" C | E C E F | G2 G G/G/ | c d e (d/B/) | c2 z G |$ c3/2 d/ e c | ((c B)) G E | 
w: It's|of a no- ble|man lit with a|thresh- er- man one _|day. He|said "My hon- est|fel- * low, come|
F G G E | C3 C |$ E3/2 F/ G A | B G2 G | c3/2 d/ e d | c2 z G |$ c d e c | c B (3(G F) E | 
w: tell to me I|pray, You|have got sev- en|chil- dren, I|know it to be|true, And|how do you main-|tain them all _ as|
F2 G3/2 E/ | C3 |] 
w: well as you|do?"|



X:4
T:4. The Pretty Ploughboy
C:Pianoforte accompaniment by R. Vaughan Williams
P:Collected by W. Percy Merrick
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
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K:D
"^Allegretto grazioso" D | DF AA | A2 FD | EF D/D/D | D3 A/A/ |$ (Bc) de | dA (B/A/)G | A3 A | 
w: It's|of a pret- ty|plough- boy, stood|gaz- ing o- ver his|team Where his|hor- * ses stood|un- der- neath _ the|shade, The|
(BA) Bc | d2 dd |$ BA dF | (FE) dB | A>B AF | ED DD | (DB/>)B/ BA |$ (Bc) dB | AB AF | 
w: wild _ youth goes|whist- ling, goes|whist- ling to his|plough, _ and by|chance he used to|meet a pret- ty|maid, _ a pret- ty|maid. _ And by|chance he used to|
DD (F/<A/)F | D3 |] 
w: meet a pret- * ty|maid.|



X:5
T:5. O Who Is That Raps At My Window?
C:Pianoforte accompaniment by R. Vaughan Williams
P:Collected by W. Percy Merrick
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
L:1/4
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K:Gdor
"^Moderato con moto" c d d | c2 d d G G | F D2 D F D |$ C2 C2 (D/E/) F | G3 c d d | c2 d2 G G |$ 
w: "O, who is|that that raps at my|win- dow, As I lie|on my bed _ of|ease? I'll go and|write my love a|
F D2 G F D | C2 C2 ((D/E/)) F | !fermata!G3 |] 
w: let- ter, And he will|read it when _ he|please."|



X:6
T:6. How Cold The Wind Doth Blow
C:Pianoforte accompaniment by R. Vaughan Williams
P:Collected by W. Percy Merrick
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
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K:F
"^Andante sostenuto" F | A F B d |{/c} A3 G | F3 F | A F B d |${/c} A2 (3(G/A/)G/ F | G3 F | 
w: How|cold the wind doth|blow dear|love! How|hea- vy fall the|drops of _ _ _|rain! I|
A (G/F/) A (G/F/) | A c f2- |$[M:2/4] f d |[M:4/4] c A (F/A/)(c/B/) | A2 (G2{A)G} | F3 |] 
w: ne- ver _ had but _|one true love,|_ And|in the green- * woods _|he was|slain.|



X:7
T:7. Captain Grant
C:Pianoforte accompaniment by R. Vaughan Williams
P:Collected by W. Percy Merrick
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
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K:D
"^Allegro" D | F2 F F2 B | (B2 A) F2 D | E2 F D2 D | D3- D2 A |$ ddd d2 d | (c2 B) A2 G | 
w: My|name is Cap- tain|Grant, _ and I|may make bold to|say _ I'm|one of the bold- est|he- * roes that|
E2 D F2 G | A3- A2 A |$ A2 A A2 B | G2 E D2 D | d2 d e2 d | (B A2) z2 D |$ D3 F2 A | 
w: goes on the high-|way; _ And|with my brace of|pis- tols and my|glit- ter- ing broad|sword, _ To|"stand and de-|
(B2 A) (FE)D | (E2 F) D2 D | D3- D2 |] 
w: li- * ver" _ is|al- * ways my|word *|



X:8
T:8. Farewell Lads
C:Pianoforte accompaniment by R. Vaughan Williams
P:Collected by W. Percy Merrick
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
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K:Dm
"^Andante" A A G (c/B/) | A D C D | F G (A/B/) c | (A/G/)(F/C/) D2 |$ A A G B | A D C D | 
w: Fare,- well, lads, and _|fare- well, lass- es!|Now I think _ |I've|got _ my _ choice,|I'll a- way to|yon- der moun- tain,|
F G (A/B/) c | (A/G/)(F/C/) D2 |:$ G ^F G A | d d c !fermata!A | d A (A/G/) D | 
w: Where I think _ I|hear _ his _ voice.|Where he hol- loa|I will fol- low,|Round the world _ that|
(G/A/)(=B/G/) E2 |$ A A G G | A D C D/D/ | F G (A/B/) c | (A/G/)(F/C/) D2 :| 
w: is _ so _ wide;|For young Thom- as|did me pro- mise That|I should be _ his|law- * ful _ bride.|



X:9
T:9. Come, All You Worthy Christians
C:Pianoforte accompaniment by R. Vaughan Williams
P:Collected by W. Percy Merrick
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
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K:Ador
"^Maestoso con moto" E | A B c E | A2 (A/G/)(E/C/) | D D (E/F/) G | A3 E |$ A B c E | A2 G (E/C/) | 
w: Come,|all you wor- thy|Chris- tians, _ that _|are so ve- * ry|poor, Re-|mem- ber how poor|Laz'- rus laid _|
D D (E/F/) G | A3 A |$ c A c d | e e d e | A A G (F/D/) | E3 E |$ A B c B | A2 (A/G/)(E/C/) | 
w: at the rich _ man's|door, A-|begg- ing of those|crumbs of bread which|from the ta- ble _|fell, The|Scrip- ture doth in-|form us, _ he _|
D D E/E/ G | A3 |] 
w: now in Hea- ven doth|dwell.|



X:10
T:10 The Turkish Lady
C:Pianoforte accompaniment by R. Vaughan Williams
P:Collected by W. Percy Merrick
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
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K:A
"^Moderato con moto" E2 | E2 A2 A2 A2 | B2 B2 (B/c/B) (AB) | c2 c2 e2 (dc) |$ B2 (BA) B2 e2 | 
w: Young|vir- gins all, I|pray draw near, _ _ A _|pleas- ing sto- ry _|you shall _ hear, It's|
e3 d c3 A | F2 B2 (AG)(FE) |$ A2 A2 A2 AA | B2 (BG) E2 (3(Bcd) | e3 d (cB)AB | 
w: of a Turk- ish|la- dy brave _ Who _|fell in love with an|Eng- lish _ slave, who _ _|fell in love _ with an|
c2 B2 !fermata!A2 |] 
w: Eng- lish slave.|



X:11
T:11. The Seeds of Love
C:Pianoforte accompaniment by R. Vaughan Williams
P:Collected by W. Percy Merrick
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
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K:Ador
"^Andante sostenuto" A3 | D3 G3 | G3 E3 | D3- D2 B | c3 (e2 d) | (d2 B) (G2 B) |$ d3- d2 B | 
w: I|sowed my|seeds of|love; _ It|was all _|in _ the _|Spring; _ Here's|
(c2 d) e2 c | d3 d2 B | (A2 G) (A2 G) | E3 (EF)G |$ A3 (G2 E) | D3 D3 | (c2 A) d2 B | G3 (A2 D) | 
w: A- * pril, here's|May and here's|like- * wise _|June, And _ the|small birds _|they do|sing, _ and the|small birds _|
(D2 A) (A2 G) | !fermata!A3 |] 
w: they _ do _|sing.|



X:12
T:12 The Maid of Islington
C:Pianoforte accompaniment by R. Vaughan Williams
P:Collected by W. Percy Merrick
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
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K:Gm
"^Andante sostenuto" D | G3/2 A/ B A/G/ | F G D D | G A (B c) |$ d3 c/c/ | d d c d | 
w: There|was a youtth and a|well loved youth, He|was a squire's _|son; And he|loved the bail- iff's|
(B/A/B/)G/ F (G/A/) | B G (D/G/)(G/F/) | G3 D |$ G3/2 A/ B (A/G/) | F G D D | G A B c | d3 c |$ 
w: daugh- * * ter fair, That _|lived at Is- * ling- *|ton; But|she was coy, and _|nev- er would Her|heart on him be-|stow, And|
d d c d | (B/A/B/)G/ F (G/A/) | B G (D/G/)(G/F/) | G3 |] 
w: he was sent to|Lon- * * don town Be- *|cause he loved _ her _|so.|



X:13
T:13 Her's Adieu To All Judges and Juries
C:Pianoforte accompaniment by R. Vaughan Williams
P:Collected by W. Percy Merrick
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
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K:Edor
"^Moderato" A/A/ | B E E | (F/G/) A A | G E2- | E3 | A B d |$ e d e | B2 z | z z E/E/ | 
w: Here's a|dieu to all|jud- * ges and|jur- ies|_|Jus- tice and|Old Bai- ley|too;|Se- ven|
A (B/c/) d | e B A |$ G E2 | z z E/E/ | A (B/c/) d | B A (F/D/) | !fermata!E2 |] 
w: years you've _ trans-|por- ted my|true love,|Se- ven|years he's _ trans-|por- ted I _|know.|



X:14
T:14 Lovely Joan
C:Pianoforte accompaniment by R. Vaughan Williams
P:Collected by W. Percy Merrick
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
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K:Ddor
"^Andante con moto" D2 | F3 G (AG) F2 | (GF) D2 D4 | c2 c2 (cB) G2 |{/A} d2 (dc) d4- |$ 
w: One|no- ble knight _ it|was _ in- deed,|Mount- ed on _ his|milk- white _ steed;|
[M:2/4] d2 c2 |[M:4/4] d3 c (de) f2 | A2 AG F2 G2 | A2 A2 (AG) F2 | (GF) D2 !fermata!D2 |] 
w: * He|rode, he rode, * him-|self all a- lone, Un-|til he came _ to|love- * ly Joan.|



X:15
T:15 Isle of France
C:Pianoforte accompaniment by R. Vaughan Williams
P:Collected by W. Percy Merrick
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
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K:E
"^Moderato" (E3 F) | G2 G2 (F/G/F E2) C3 D | E2 E2 E6 BB |$ c2 d2 e4 d3 c | (Bc) d2 c6 B2 | 
w: The _|sun was fair _ _ _ and the|clouds ad- vanced, When a|con- vict came to the|~Isle _ of France; A-|
c2 d2 e3 e e3 d |$ (cB) d2 c4 E3 F | G2 B2 G4 C3 D | E2 E2 !fermata!E4 |] 
w: round his leg he wore a|ring _ and chain, And his|count- ry was of the|Sham- rock Green.|


