===== Hal An Tow =====

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T:Hal an' Tow
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O:Cornwall
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"Verses 1 & 2"
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w:1.~Since | man was first cre- | a-- ted, these | words have been de- | bat-* ed
w:2. | Take no scorn to | wear the horn, it | was the crest when | you were born
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w:1.~That | we have cel- e- | brat-* ed the | com- ing of the | spring. |
w:2.~Your | fath- er's fath- er | wore it and your | fath- er wore it | too. |
"Chorus"
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% w:Hal- an- | Tow. | Jol- ly rum- ble, | O
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% w:We were | up, | long be- fore the | day,_ O,
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w:Hal- an- | Tow. | Jol- ly rum- ble, | O | We were | up, | long be- fore the | day,_ O,
A | B2 B A2 G | A3 E2 B | c2 d e2 d | c2 B !fermata!A2
w:To | wel- come in the | sum- mer, to | wel- come in the | May-* O
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w:For | sum- mer is a- | com- in' in, and | win- ter's gone a- | way, O |
"Verses 3-5"
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w:3.~What | hap- pened to the | Span- i- ards that | made so great a | boast_ O
w:4. | Rob- in Hood and | Lit- tle John, they've | both gone to the | Fair_ O
w:5.~God | bless the mer- ry | mus-* es with | all their pow'r and | might_ O
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w:3. | They shall eat the | feath- ered goose and | we shall eat the | roast_ O
w:4.~and | we will to the | merry green wood to | hunt the buck and | hare_ O
w:5.~And | send this peace to | Eng-* land, let | peace be day and | night_ O</abc>

Since man was first created,
These words have been debated
That we have celebrated
The coming of the Spring

**Chorus:** 
//Hal-an-Tow, jolly rumble-O 
We were up long before the day-O 
To welcome in the summer 
To welcome in the May-O 
For summer is a-comin' in 
And winter's gone away-O//

Take no scorn to wear the horn 
It was the crest when you were born 
Your father's father wore it  
And your father wore it too

[Chorus]

What happened to the Spaniards 
That made so great a boast-O?
They shall eat the feathered goose 
And we shall eat the roast-O

[Chorus]

Robin Hood and Little John  
They've both gone to the fair-O
And we will to the merry green wood 
To hunt the buck and hare oh

[Chorus]

God bless the merry muses
With all their power and might-O 
And send this peace to England
Let peace be day and night-O

[Chorus]