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The Parting Glass

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Sheet Music for "The Parting Glass"The Parting Glasssong= 140A man may drink and not be drunk,A man may fight and not be slain,A man may court a pretty girl,And perhaps be welcome back again.Chorus:But as it has so ordered been,What is once past can't be recalled,So fill to me the parting glass,Good night and joy be with you all.My dearest dear, the time draws near,When here no longer I can stay,There's not a comrade I leave behind,But it's grieving that I'm going awayChorusIf I had the money for to spend,I'd spend it in good company,And all the harm that I have done,I hope it's pardoned I will be.ChorusTranscription: id:hn-song-38History:Slow, free rhythmSee also #152, #39
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The Parting Glass is a two-part song in D Mixolydian, written in 3/4 time. The tune contains about 40 bars and spans from D-8 to E16. Slow, free rhythm See also #152, #39

ABC notation for The Parting Glass

(AG) | (F D3) E2 | D4 (DE) | F4 F2 | G4
(FG) | A4 d2 | (c A3) (AG) | F2 D4 |
C4(AG) | (F D3) E2 | D4 (DE) |
F2 F4 | G4(FG) | A4 d2 |
(c A3) (AG) | F (D3 C2) | D4 ||
B2 | c4 c2 | c4 A2 | B4 c2 | d4
d2 | (d2 c2) A2 | (F2 G2) A2 | G2 F2 D2 |
C4(AG) | F4 D2 | D4 (DE) |
F4 F2 | G4(FG) | A4 d2 |
(c A3) (AG) | F (D3 C2) | D4 ||
W:A man may drink and not be drunk,
W:A man may fight and not be slain,
W:A man may court a pretty girl,
W:And perhaps be welcome back again.
W:
W:Chorus:
W:But as it has so ordered been,
W:What is once past can't be recalled,
W:So fill to me the parting glass,
W:Good night and joy be with you all.
W:
W:My dearest dear, the time draws near,
W:When here no longer I can stay,
W:There's not a comrade I leave behind,
W:But it's grieving that I'm going away
W:
W:Chorus
W:
W:If I had the money for to spend,
W:I'd spend it in good company,
W:And all the harm that I have done,
W:I hope it's pardoned I will be.
W:
W:Chorus