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T:Now is the month of Maying
T:The First Booke Of Balletts (1595) no. 3
C:Thomas Morley
O:England
A:London
B:The First Booke Of Balletts (1595) no. 3
Z:Transcribed by Frank Nordberg - http://www.musicaviva.com
F:http://abc.musicaviva.com/tunes/morley-thomas/morley-now-is-the-month.abc
V:1 program 1 74 % Cantus
% The first part was originally notated in "treble C clef"
%(C clef on the lowest line of the system)
%The original had no barlines.
V:2 program 2 72 alto % Altus
V:3 program 3 73 tenor % Quintus
V:4 program 4 71 tenor % Tenor
V:5 program 5 70 bass % Bass
M:none
L:1/4
Q:1/2=118
K:C
V:1
z G GG AA B2 BG B>A B^c d2|
w:Now is the month of May-ing, When mer-ry lads are play-
V:2
z D EG G^F G2 GG G>^F GG ^F2|
w:Now is the month of May-ing, When mer-ry lads are play-
V:3
z B, CC CC D2 DD D>D DG, D2|
w:Now is the month of May-ing, When mer-ry lads are play-
V:4
z G, G,G, C,C, G,2 G,G, G,>D B,E A,2|
w:Now is the month of May-ing, When mer-ry lads are play-
V:5
z G,, C,C, A,,A,, G,,2 G,,G,, G,>D, G,E, D,2|
w:Now is the month of May-ing, When mer-ry lads are play-
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V:1
dA/B/ cc BG A^F Dd/c/ Bc AA G2:|
w:ing. Fa la la la la la la la la, fa la la la la la la.
V:2
F=F/F/ E>^F GG ^FD/E/ ^FF/F/ GG G^F G2:|
w:ing. Fa la la la la la la, fa la la, fa la la la la la la.
V:3
D D/D/ CC B,G, A,3 D/D/ DE D>C B,2:|
w:ing. Fa la la la la la la, fa la la la la la la.
V:4
A, A,/A,/ E,A, D,G, D3 A,/A,/ B,E, A,D D2:|
w:ing. Fa la la la la la la, fa la la la la la la.
V:5
D, D,/D,/ C,A,, B,,E, D,3 D,/D,/ G,C, D,D, G,,2:|
w:ing. Fa la la la la la la, fa la la la la la la.
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V:1
|:z B Ad d^c d2 z A =cc BB A2|
w:Each with his bon-ny lass, up-on the green-y grass.
V:2
|:z D FA A>G ^F2 z =F EE EE E2|
w:Each with his bon-ny lass, up-on the green-y grass.
V:3
|:z G, A,F EE D2 z F, G,A, B,B, ^C=C/B,/|
w:Each with his bon-ny lass, up-on the green-y grass. Fa la
V:4
|:z D DD EA, A,2 z A, E,A, A,^G, A,2|
w:Each with his bon-ny lass, up-on the green-y grass.
V:5
|:z G, F,D, A,A, D,2 z D, C,A,, E,E, A,,A,/G,/|
w:Each with his bon-ny lass, up-on the green-y grass. Fa la
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V:1
z d/c/ BG d2 D/E/^F/G/ A/B/c B>c BA G2:|
w:Fa la la la la, fa la la la la la la la, fa la la la.
V:2
A/G/^F DG2 D/E/ ^F/G/ A z E/F/ GG G^F G2:|
w:Fa la la la la, fa la la la la, fa la la la la la la.
V:3
A, A, G,>A, B,B, A,A,/G,/ ^F,E, D,G, D>C B,2:|
w:la la la, fa la la la, fa la la la la, fa la la la.
V:4
z2 D/C/ B, G,D2 D,/E,/ ^F,/G,/ A, G,2 zD D2:|
w:Fa la la la la, fa la la la la la la la.
V:5
^F,D, G,G, G,,/A,,/B,,/C,/ D,3 A,, B,,E, D,D, G,,2:|
w:la la la, fa la la la la la, fa la la la la la.
W:
W:Now is the month of Maying,
W:When merry lads are playing.
W: Fa la la...
W:Each with his bonny lass,
W:upon the greeny grass.
W:
W: Fa la la...
W:The Spring clad all in gladness,
W:Doth laugh at winter's sadness.
W: Fa la la...
W:And to the Bagpipes sound,
W:the Nymphs tread out their ground.
W: Fa la la...
W:
W:Fie then why sit we musing,
W:Youth's sweet delight refusing?
W: Fa la la...
W:Say dainty Nymphs and speak,
W:shall we play barley break?
W: Fa la la...
W:
W:Now is the month of Maying,
W:When merry lads are playing.
W: Fa la la...
W:Each with his bonny lass,
W:upon the greeny grass.
W: Fa la la...
W:
W:The Spring clad all in gladness,
W:Doth laugh at winter's sadness.
W: Fa la la...
W:And to the Bagpipes sound,
W:the Nymphs tread out their ground.
W: Fa la la...
W:
W:Fie then why sit we musing,
W:Youth's sweet delight refusing?
W: Fa la la...
W:Say dainty Nymphs and speak,
W:shall we play barley break?
W: Fa la la...
W:
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