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T: GREEN GROW THE RASHES
O: 1806
B: "Caledonian Musical Repository", 1806, p.156-158
F: http://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/pageturner.cfm?id=87661539
Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
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L: 1/8
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D/ | G G B A | B G G> B |
w: There's nought but care on ev'-ry han', In
A A e d | e A A> B | c B c e |
w: ev'-ry hour that pass-es, O; What sig-ni-fies the
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d B G> B | A c B A | G E E2 |]
w: life o' man, An' 'twere na for the lass-es, O.
G2 g> f | g d d2 | e2 a g |
w: Green grow the rash-es, O, Green grow the
a e e> f | g> a g e | (d/c/) (B/A/)
w: rash-es, O: The sweet-est hours that e'er* I*
G> B | A c B A | G E E2 |]
w: spent, Were spent a-mang the lass-es, O.
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W:2.The war'ly race may riches chase,
W:    And riches still may fly them, O,
W:  And though at last they catch them fast,
W:    Their hearts can ne'er enjoy them, O.
W:        Green grow, &c.
W:
W:3.Gie me a canny hour at e'en,
W:    My arms about my dearie, O,
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W:  And war'ly cares, and war'ly men,
W:    May a' gae tapsalteerie, O.
W:        Green grow, &c.
W:
W:4.For you sae douce, ye sneer at this,
W:    Ye're nought but senseless asses, O;
W:  The wisest man the warld e'er saw,
W:    He dearly lo'ed the lasses, O.
W:        Green grow, &c.
W:
W:5.Auld nature swears, the lovely dears,
W:    Her noblest work she classes, O;
W:  Her 'prentice han' she tried on man,
W:    And then she made the lasses, O.
W:        Green grow, &c.
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