The Bold Tenant Farmer (hi-lo)
by 19th C. Irish folk song · posted by WaltP
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THE BOLD TENANT FARMER hi-lo
19th C. Irish folk song
Key: Bm
Time: 6/8
3 -3” -3” -3” -3”
6 -6 -6 -6 -6
One eve-ning of late
3 -3” 4 -4 5 6
6 -6 7 -8 8 9
As from Ban-don I strayed
5 6 -6 6 -6 5 -4
8 9 -10 9 -10 8 -8
And towards Bal-lin-ga-ry
5 -4 4 -3” 3
8 -8 7 -6 6
I made a near way
3 -3”-3” -3” -3” 3
6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6
And in Bal-lin-spid-dal
-3”4 -4 5 6
-6 7 -8 8 9
I made a de-lay
5 -6 -6 5 5 -4 -3 3 -3” -3”
8 -10-10 8 8 -8 -7 6 -6 -6
When I wet-ted my whis-tle with por-ter
-4 5 -6 -6 6
-8 8 -10 -10 9
I light-ed my pipe
-6 -6 6 5 -4 5
-10-10 9 8 -8 8
And I spat on my fist
-4 4 -4 5 6
-8 7 -8 8 9
And out on the road
5 5 -4 4 -3” 3
8 8 -8 7 -6 6
Like Old Nick I did twist
3 3 3 -3” -3” -3” -3” 3
6 6 6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6
Say-ing I care for no land-lord
-3” 4 -4 5 6
-6 7 -8 8 9
No bail-iff or miss
5 6 -6 5 5 -4 -3 3 -3” -3”
8 9 -10 8 8 -8 -7 6 -6 -6
But I’m off like a lark in the morn-ing