Batchelor's Walk (hi-lo)

by Irish Folk Song

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BATCHELOR’S WALK hi-lo
Irish folk song
Key: A
Time: 6/8
 
 3   1    1    2   3  4  -3”   3
 6   4    4    5   6  7  -6    6
You true born sons of Er-in’s Isle
 
 2   -1   2  1  1   1
 5   -4   5  4  4   4
Come lis-ten to my song
 
4   4   -3 -3”-34 -4   4
7   7   -7 -6-7 7 -8   7
My tale is one of sor-row
 
-3-3”3  -1   -1  -3  -3”  3
-7-6 6  -4   -4  -7  -6   6
But  I won’t de-tain you long
 
-3”-3 4   4  -3  -3” -3   4  -4   4
-6-7  7   7  -7  -6  -7   7  -8   7
Con-cern-ing the mur-der-ous out-rage
 
-3-3” 3    -1   -1 -3  -3”  3
-7-6  6    -4   -4 -7  -6   6
That took place in Dub-lin town
 
 -2”-1  1   1  1   2 -2” 3
 -5 -4  4   4  4   5 -5  6
When a cow-ard-ly reg-i-ment
 
 4  -3”  3 2
 7  -6   6 5
Was let loose
 
1   -1    2   1   1   1
4   -4    5   4   4   4
To shoot our peo-ple down