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I'll Tell Me Ma

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Sheet Music for "I'll Tell Me Ma"I'll Tell Me MasongI'll tell me ma when I go homeThe boys won't leave the girls aloneThey pull my hair, and they steal my combBut that's all right till I go homeShe is handsome, she is prettyShe is the belle of Belfast cityShe is courtin' one, two, threePlease, won't you tell me, who is he?Albert Mooney says he loves herAll the boys are fighting for herKnock at the door and ring the bellSayin', oh my true love, are you well?Out she comes as white as snowRings on her fingers, and bells on her toesOld Jenny Murray says she'll dieIf she doesn't get the fellow with the roving eyeLet the wind and the rain and the hail blow highAnd the snow come tumbling from the skyShe's as nice as apple pieShe'll get her own lad by and byWhen she gets a lad of her ownShe won't tell her ma when she comes homeLet them all come as they willFor it's Albert Mooney she loves stillTranscription: id:hn-song-48
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About this tune

I'll Tell Me Ma is a two-part song in G major, written in 2/4 time. The tune contains about 17 bars and spans from E-8 to E16.

ABC notation for I'll Tell Me Ma

D | DG B>B | cB B>c | BA A>B | AG G>G | DG BB/B/ | cB B>c | BA A>B | AG G2 ||
dd dB | cc cA | BB/B/ BG | AF ED | dd dB | cc c2 | BG/G/ AB | AG G2 ||
W:I'll tell me ma when I go home
W:The boys won't leave the girls alone
W:They pull my hair, and they steal my comb
W:But that's all right till I go home
W:
W:She is handsome, she is pretty
W:She is the belle of Belfast city
W:She is courtin' one, two, three
W:Please, won't you tell me, who is he?
W:
W:Albert Mooney says he loves her
W:All the boys are fighting for her
W:Knock at the door and ring the bell
W:Sayin', oh my true love, are you well?
W:
W:Out she comes as white as snow
W:Rings on her fingers, and bells on her toes
W:Old Jenny Murray says she'll die
W:If she doesn't get the fellow with the roving eye
W:
W:Let the wind and the rain and the hail blow high
W:And the snow come tumbling from the sky
W:She's as nice as apple pie
W:She'll get her own lad by and by
W:
W:When she gets a lad of her own
W:She won't tell her ma when she comes home
W:Let them all come as they will
W:For it's Albert Mooney she loves still