X: 1
T: SWEETEST MAY
O: 1811
B: "Caledonian Musical Repository", 1811, p.27
F: http://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/pageturner.cfm?id=87686121
Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: D
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(f>e) d (A<F) A | (B<G) B (A<F) d |
w: Sweet-*est May,* let love* in-spire* thee;
(f>e) d (A<F) A | (Bd) c d2 A |
w: Take* a heart* which he* de-signs thee:
(f>e) d (A<F) A | (B<G) B (A<F) d |
w: As* thy con-*stant slave* re-gard* it;
(f>e) d (Bg) f | {f}(ed) c d2 A |]
w: For* its faith* and truth* re-ward it.
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W: Proof o' shot to birth or money,
W: Not the wealthy, but the bonny,
W: Not high-born, but noble-minded,
W: In love's silken band can bind it.
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