Mowing The Barley (hi-lo)

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MOWING THE BARLEY hi-lo
English folk song
Key: A
Time: 6/8

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A law-yer he went out one day

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A-for to take his pleas-ure

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And who should he spy

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But some fair pret-ty maid

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So hand-some and so clev-er

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Where are you go-ing to 

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My pret-ty maid

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Where are you go-ing my hon-ey

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Go-ing o-ver the hills

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Kind sir she said

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To my fa-ther a-mow-ing the bar-ley