Padstow Mayers' Song

%%stretchlast yes
X:1
T:Unite and Unite
C:traditional
O:Cornish
M:C
L:1/4
K:G
V:1 clef=treble
"Chorus"
D | "G"D2 EF | G2 "D"A2 | "G"G2 GF | "C"G2
w:U- | nite and u- | nite, now | let us u- | nite, 
"D"D2 | "C"E E "D"F F | "G"G2 D B, | "D"A,4- | A,3 
w:For | sum- mer is a- | come in to- | day. | *
D | "C"E D "(G)"G A | "(Em)"G2 "D"F D | "G"(G D) G B | d2 
w:And | whith- er we are | go- ing, we | all_ will u- | nite
"(C)"c B | "(Am)"A B "C"c2 | "G"B2 "D"(A F) | G4- | G3
w:In the | mer- ry Mor- | ning of_ | May. | *
"Verse"
D | "G"D2 EF | G2 "D"A A | "G"G2 GF | "C"G2
w:1.~The | young men of | Pad- stow, they | might if they | would 
w:2.~The | young maids of | Pad- stow, they | might if they | would 
w:3.~Oh | where are the | young men who | now here would | dance 
"D" D2 | "C"E E "D"F F | "G"G2 D B, | "D"A,4- | A,3 
w:For | sum- mer is a- | come in to- | day. | *
D | "C"E D "(G)"G A | "(Em)"G2 "D"F D | "G"G D G B | d2 
w:1.~They | might have built a | ship and_ | guild- ed it with | gold, 
w:2.~They | might have made a | gar- land with~the | white rose and the | red, 
w:3.~Oh | some they are in | Eng- land, and | some they are in | France, 
"(C)"c B | "(Am)"A B "C"c2 | "G"B2 "D"(A F) | G4- | G3
w:In the | mer- ry Mor- | ning of_ | May. | *
"Last Verse"
M:3/4
D | G G G | G3- | G2 D | G A B | A3- | A2
w:Oh | where is Saint | George? | * Oh | where is he | now? | *
B | E>F G | A E2- | E2 A/A/ | (A B) c | (B A) F | G3- | G2
w:He's | out in his | long boat | * all a- | long_ the | salt_ seas, | O | *
D | G2 G | G3- | G2 D | G>A B | A3- | A2
w:Up | flies the | kite. | * Down | falls the lark, | O | *
B | E>F G | E F G | A B A | E3- | E2
w:Aunt | Ur- su- la | Bird- hood, she | had an old | yowe | *
A/A/ | A B c | (B A) F | G3- | G2
w:And she | died in her | own_ park, | O | *

Chorus:
Unite and unite, now let us unite
For summer is a-come in today
And whither we are going, we all will unite
In the merry Morning of May

The young men of Padstow, they might if they would
For summer is a-comin' today
They might have built a ship and gilded it with gold
In the merry Morning of May

[Chorus]

The young maids of Padstow, they might if they would
For summer is a-comin' today
They might have made a garland with the white rose and the red
In the merry Morning of May

[Chorus]

Oh, where are the young men who now here would dance
For summer is a-comin' today?
Oh some they are in England, and some they are in France
In the merry Morning of May

[Chorus]

[everyone kneel reverently]
Oh, where is Saint George?
Oh where is he now?
He's out in his long boat
All along the salt seas-O.
Up flies the kite,
Down falls the lark-O
Aunt Ursulla Birdhood, she had an old yowe
And she died in her own park-O
[everyone stand]

[Chorus]