X:148
T: the Good Comrade
C: Folksong
O: Ludwig Uhland, Translated by Dean Farrar.
Q: "In march time."
%R: air, march
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>
M: C
L: 1/8
F:http://roaringjelly.org/~jc/music/book/EverydaySongBook/148_the_Good_Comrade.abc	 2024-11-23 232332 UT
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w: 1.~I had a lov-ing com-rade,          My* glo-ry and my pride;
w: 2.~Swift, swift the bul-let whiz-zes; On* whom shall fall the blow?
w: 3.~His hand he faint-ly stretched me, But* ah! I might not stay!
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w: A-*mid the war drums sound-*ing,  While* heart and pulse were
w: Ah* me! my heart be-reav-*ing,    Its* fier-y pas-sage
w: "No* time for sighs or weep-*ing, God* take thee in His
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w: bound-*ing, He nev-er left my side,       He nev-er left my* side.
w: cleav-*ing, The bul-let laid him low,     The bul-let laid him* low.
w: keep-*ing,  Fare-well, dear lad, for aye, Fare-well, dear lad, for* aye."
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