Willie's Lady
Bronson. No. 1
T:Willie's Lady
C: %Tune composer
N:Mrs. Brown's tune, conjectural reading
N:The preservation of this ballad in the British Isles is owing solely to Mrs. Brown of Falkland,
N:Although the Scandinavian record reaches back to the sixteenth century, and the elements of its
N:Story in popular legend are widespread and ancient.
N:
N:Again we are faced with a vexing problem in interpreting the notes purporting to represent Mrs. Brown's tune.
N:Were it not that this is the only record, the monotonous character of the phrases would hardly justify the effort
N:Of fitting them to the words.
Q:1/4=120 %Tempo
V:1 %
%!STAVE 0 'Song' @
%!INSTR 'Piano' 4 0 @
M:2/4 %Meter
L:1/16 %
K:G
G4 B4 |G8 |B4 G4 |F4 E4 | E4 (D2E2) |G4
w:(O.. ) He's woo'd her for her yel-low_ hair
G4 |G4 B4 |F4 E4 | E4 (D2E2) |G8 |]
w:But's moth-er wrought her mei-kle_ care
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