The Eddystone Light (hi-lo)

by English Sea Chantey

Type:: Diatonic
Key:: A
Posted by:: WaltP

THE EDDYSTONE LIGHT hi-lo
English sea chantey
Key: A

3  4   4    4   4   3   3
6  7   7    7   7   6   6
My fa-ther was the keep-er 

3   3  2  2   -2”    3
6   6  5  5   -5     6
of the Ed-dy-stone light
 
 3  3   -3”   -3”-3”-3   -3   4   1     1
 6  6   -6    -6 -6 -7   -7   7   4     4
And he slept with a mer-maid one fine night

 4    4   3   3    2    -2”   3
 7    7   6   6    5    -5    6
From this un-ion there came three

-3” -3” -3”  -3  -3 -3  -3   4  4   1  1
-6  -6  -6   -7  -7 -7  -7   7  7   4  4
Two lit-tle fish-es and the oth-er was me

-1 -1 -4  4   -3    3    3
-4 -4 -8  7   -7    6    6
Yo ho ho the wind blows free

3    3   3   3  -3” -3   4    1   1
6    6   6   6  -6  -7   7    4   4
Oh, for the life on the roll-ing sea