Blackbirds And Thrushes (hi-lo)

by English Folk Song

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BLACKBIRDS AND THRUSHES hi-lo
English folk song
Key: G 
Time: 3/4
 
3  4  4  4  -3” -3   4
6  7  7  7  -6  -7   7
As I was a-walk-ing for 
 
-4 5  -4 -3  3
-8 8  -8 -7  6
my re-cre-a-tion
 
-4  5  -4  5   6   5
-8  8  -8  8   9   8
A-down by the gar-dens
 
4 -3   4  -4   -4
7 -7   7  -8   -8
I sil-ent-ly strayed
 
5-5  6  6  5    -5
8-9  9  9  8    -9
I heard a fair maid
 
 5  -4    4   5   4  -3  3
 8  -8    7   8   7  -7  6
Mak-ing great la-men-ta-tion
 
-5  -5   5  5   -4  5   -5
-9  -9   8  8   -8  8   -9
Cry-ing Jim-my will be slain
 
-4 -3   3    -3”-3   4
-8 -7   6    -6 -7   7
In the wars, I’m a-fraid