Minstrelsy of Maine: Folk-songs and Ballads of the Woods and the Coast |
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... Chorus . So merry , so merry , so merry are we , No mortals on earth more contented could be , With a Hi ! Dera ! Ho ... Chorus . I is for Iron , with which they do mark pine , and J is for Jolly Boys , all in a line . K is for the Keen ...
... Chorus . So merry , so merry , so merry are we , No mortals on earth more contented could be , With a Hi ! Dera ! Ho ... Chorus . I is for Iron , with which they do mark pine , and J is for Jolly Boys , all in a line . K is for the Keen ...
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... Chorus . Q is for Quarreling , which we don't have round , and R is for River , which we drive our logs down ; S is for Sled , so stout and so strong , and T is for the Team to draw it along . Chorus . U is for Use , which we put our ...
... Chorus . Q is for Quarreling , which we don't have round , and R is for River , which we drive our logs down ; S is for Sled , so stout and so strong , and T is for the Team to draw it along . Chorus . U is for Use , which we put our ...
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... chorus was used only after the first , second , and last stanzas , unless the crew was in a mood to prolong the song by more repetitions of the chorus . Gray gives a copy taken down in Vanceboro , Maine , 1917 ; Rickaby gives one form ...
... chorus was used only after the first , second , and last stanzas , unless the crew was in a mood to prolong the song by more repetitions of the chorus . Gray gives a copy taken down in Vanceboro , Maine , 1917 ; Rickaby gives one form ...
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... chorus begun : " The biggest day's work on the Chippeway is done ; Come fill up your glasses and fill them brim - full And drink you a health to the little brown bulls . ' Mrs. Ruby G. Noyes , of Topsfield , in transmitting the song for ...
... chorus begun : " The biggest day's work on the Chippeway is done ; Come fill up your glasses and fill them brim - full And drink you a health to the little brown bulls . ' Mrs. Ruby G. Noyes , of Topsfield , in transmitting the song for ...
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... Chorus around the room , We are the boys that fear no noise , Although we are far from home . 2 A dollar in the tavern is very easily spent ; If we had it in old Ireland , we would have to pay down rent . Then shove the grog around , my ...
... Chorus around the room , We are the boys that fear no noise , Although we are far from home . 2 A dollar in the tavern is very easily spent ; If we had it in old Ireland , we would have to pay down rent . Then shove the grog around , my ...
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