To Boy Rothman

10

5. The trees theY grosr so high

Somerset Folk Song

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VOICE

The trees theYgrow

so

high

leal'es they

and

do

grow

And

green,

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ma

- ny a

nghtmy

cold win -

night,my lovgyouand

--

a cold win - ter's

love and L.....have seen., Of

a-lone-hale beenffhilstmy bon-ny

boy is young,he's a -

grow -

9P--

ing.

Grow-ng, grow-ng,'Whilstmy bon-ny boy is younghets

fa - ther,dea -

fa -

ther,

done to me gteat

gryp legatt'ssimo

b oy.

when

know he is.... too J'oung.

grow

Youtve

E'rong',

a-

tied me to

q4

daugh-ter,dea-

- ing....."

rest

daugh

- ter, if

you

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All rtghts

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Copyrigbt fo all couatries

reserved

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wat a lit-tle while,... A

la- dy you shall bewhile hets grow

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t.

ing.

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-

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ingr

la

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shall be while hets

ing.

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send your lovo

moan - time

two

And

then

in

the

t.
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- lege all for a J'ear or

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s.

he will

do...,

for

youi

Ih

buy himwhite rib

bons,tie them

(cspress)
t2c

The treec they gror to hlgh

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round his bon ffi

al

ny

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waist

the la

dies know that he)s mar

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ried,

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let

ried.

ffi

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mar

the la - dies

know

that

he's

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went up

to the col -

legeand

looked

o-ver

the

Saw

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ried

mar

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andtwen

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gen

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at

bat..... and

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I callod

bpll.

for my

true.

.. love, but they would not

bim

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come, ^A.ll

be-cause

he was a youg boy

and grow

ing

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ingr

hewas

ing, all

gro\r

boy andgrow

a young

ss.

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poco

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- ing

the age

six

teen,

was

poco
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gror

eo high

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a mar-ried

man

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t*e'

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at

the age

of

se - ven-teenhewas

fa - ther to...

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H
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r I'

oltg.

ffi

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din.

eigh - teen thegrassgrew o -ver

hm, Cru - el
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espress.

'

the age of

dittu

rt

death soon

put...and

to

end

his

^
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inBr

grow

d-

- ing,

grow

p senl,re p,,

ing, cru-

death soonput an

'h:

ma,rc

Ilp

end

to his grow

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And now my love

ng.

-c

com'e

----.

plrp oone

dead

and

at

lrl

,noretudo'il
The trees they gror so high

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in

The green grass gro*s

hls grave doth lie

him so

ve

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din

sit
F
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and

mourn

s fate

un

- til
v

d,'in

il

die, and Ittl watch aU

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oter.

ba,sso

bis ohild white hets grow

ing,

-t

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ing,

4'

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senza rll.

grow- - ing and

The trees they growco high

watch all oter his chitd while

hete

grow

ing

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