The Jacket Blue

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"Genteel he was, not at all like you,

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Song One title Only 1 transcription Has lots of stepwise movement Has some stepwise movement major G 3/4 Has history text No chords explore more...

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X:331
T:The Jacket Blue
B:Joyce, P. W.; "Old Irish Folk Music and Songs"
R:song
A:Antrim
O:Irish
W:"What kind of clothes does your William wear,
W: Or what was the colour of your William's hair"
H:"Genteel he was, not at all like you,
W: For you advise me, for you advise me,
W:    To slight my sailor with his jacket blue."
L:1/8
M:3/4
K:G
D|\
BB B2 AB|GA E3 F|G/A/B/c/ d>c de|dA B3 B/c/|de G2 FE|
FG A2 BA|BE E>D GA|Bd e>d ec|BA G>F ED|EF G3||

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