332. Michael Roy
'Michael Roy.' Sung by Miss Jean Holeman. Recorded at Durham, July 1922.
This text is practically identical with that given in SRA 12-13.
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In Lon - don cit - y there lived a maid, And
she was known to fame;-
Her moth - er's name- was
Ma ry Ann and hers was Ma ry Jane; And
'ry Sat - ur - day morn - ing She
And went to mar - ket where
ver the riv - er,-
she sold eggs and sau - sa - ges, like - wise liv - er.
For
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ipir^p:
oh! — For oh! — he was my dar - ling boy. — He was the
lad with the au - bum hair; His name was Mich-ael Roy. —
For melodic relationship cf. ***SRA 12-13.
Scale : Hexachordal. Tonal Center : c. Structure : abb^ai (4,4,4,4) ; chorus :
b2ai (4,4).