X:129
T: a Merry Heart
T: (Funiculi-Funicula.)
C: music: L. Denza.
C: words: E. Oxenford.
%R: air, jig
B: "The Everyday Song Book", 1927
F: http://www.library.pitt.edu/happybirthday/pdf/The_Everyday_Song_Book.pdf
Z: 2017 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: The verses have braces at the start and end of their two lines, but ABC can't represent this.
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
F:http://roaringjelly.org/~jc/music/book/EverydaySongBook/129_a_Merry_Heart.abc	 2024-11-23 235627 UT
K: Eb
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"Solo."B | !f!e6- | e2e d2d | B2B c2c | G3 G3- | G2G F2E |
w: 1.~Some think* the world is made for fun and frol-ic,*         And so do
w:   ~Some think* it well to be all mel-an-chol-ic,*              To pine and
w: 2.~Some think* it wrong to set the feet a-danc-ing*            But not so
w:   ~Some think* that eyes should keep from coy-ly glanc-ing*    Up-on the
w: 3.~Ah me!*    'tis strange that some should take to sigh-ing,* And like it
w:    For me,*    I have not tho't it worth the try-ing*          So can-not
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E6- | Ez "Chorus."G F2E | E6- | Ez z2 :| "Solo."G | G6- | G2G =A2A| G2G =A2A |
w: I!*    And so do I!* |    But I,* I love to spend my time in
w: sigh;* To pine and sigh;***********
w: I!*    But not so I!*     But oh!* to me the ma-zy dance is
w: sly!*  Up-on the sly!***********
w: well!* And like it well!* With laugh* and dance and song the day soon
w: tell!* So can-not tell!***********
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G3 G3- G2D D2D | D6- | Dz "Chorus."D D2D | D6- | Dzz z2"^Solo."B | B6- | B2B c2c |
w: sing-ing*   Some joy-ous song;* Some joy-ous song;* To set* the air with
w: charm-ing,* Di-vine-y sweet!*   Di-vine-ly sweet!*  And sure-*ly there is
w: pass-es,*   Full soon is gone;* Full soon is gone;* For mirth* was made for
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B2B c2c | B3 B3- | B2F F2F | F6- | Fz "^Chorus."F F2F | F6- | Fzz z2z |]
w: mu-sic brave-ly ring-ing,* Is far from wrong!* Is far from wrong!*
w: naught that is a-larm-ing* In nim-ble feet?*   In nim-ble feet?*
w: joy-ous lads and lass-es*  To call their own!* To call their own!*
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w: Hark-en!  Hark-en! 1)Ech-oes sound a-far!* Hark-en!  Hark-en!
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[e2c2][dB] [c2A2][ec] | [BG]z [GE] [G2E2][GE] | [G2F2][GF] [G2F2][GF] | [G2E2][GE] [G2E2][GE] |
w: Ech-oes sound a-far! Tra la la la, tra la la la, tra la la
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w: la, tra la la la! Ech-oes sound a-far! Tra la la la, tra la la la!
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%%text 1) 2nd Verse: Music sounds afar, etc. 3rd Verse: Hark the soft guitar, etc.