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Maids When You're Young

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Sheet Music for "Maids When You're Young"Maids When You're YoungMaids When You're Young Never Wed an Old Mansong= 160An old man came courting me, hey doo me darrity,An old man came courting me, me being young,An old man came courting me, he did propose to me,Maids when you're young never wed an old man!Chorus:For he's got no fal-loo-rum, fal-liddle fal-loo-rum,He's got no fal-loo-rum, fal-liddle fal-lay.He's got no fal-loo-rum, he's lost his ding-doo-rum,Maids when you're young never wed an old man!ChorusWhen we sat down to tea, hey doo me darrity,When we sat down to tea, me being young,When we sat down to tea, he started teasing me,Maids when you're young never wed an old man!ChorusWhen we went up to bed, hey doo me darrity,When we went up to bed, me being young,When we went up to bed, he lay as if't were dead,Maids when you're young never wed an old man!ChorusWhen he was fast asleep, hey doo me darrity,When he was fast asleep, me being young,When he was fast asleep, I from his side did creep,Into the arms of a handsome young man!last chorus:Now he's got fal-loo-rum, fal-liddle fal-loo-rum,He's got fal-loo-rum, fal-liddle fal-lay,He's got fal-loo-rum, he's got a ding-doo-rum,Maids when you're young never wed an old man!Discography: The CorriesTranscription: id:hn-song-137History:See also #138
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Maids When You're Young is a two-part song in G major, written in 3/4 time. The tune contains about 39 bars and spans from D-8 to F16. See also #138

ABC notation for Maids When You're Young

D2 | D2 G2 G2 | G3 F G2 | A2 C2 E2 | E3 D C
C | D2 D2 E2 | G3 E D2 | D3 E G2 |
A4-AA | B2 B2 d2 | c3 B A2 |
G2 A2 B2 | E3 D C2 | D2 D2 D2 | E4 cA |
F3 E F2 | G4 ||
DD | G2 G2 G2 | G2 D2 B2 | B2 B2 B2 | A2 F2
D2 | G2 G2 G2 | G2 D2 B2 | B2 A2 G2 |
d6- | d4d2 | d2 d2 B2 |
c2 B2 A2 | B2 A2 G2 | A2 F4 | G2 G2 G2 |
E4 EE | D2 E2 F2 | G4 ||
W:An old man came courting me, hey doo me darrity,
W:An old man came courting me, me being young,
W:An old man came courting me, he did propose to me,
W:Maids when you're young never wed an old man!
W:
W:Chorus:
W:For he's got no fal-loo-rum, fal-liddle fal-loo-rum,
W:He's got no fal-loo-rum, fal-liddle fal-lay.
W:He's got no fal-loo-rum, he's lost his ding-doo-rum,
W:Maids when you're young never wed an old man!
W:
W:Chorus
W:
W:When we sat down to tea, hey doo me darrity,
W:When we sat down to tea, me being young,
W:When we sat down to tea, he started teasing me,
W:Maids when you're young never wed an old man!
W:
W:Chorus
W:
W:When we went up to bed, hey doo me darrity,
W:When we went up to bed, me being young,
W:When we went up to bed, he lay as if't were dead,
W:Maids when you're young never wed an old man!
W:
W:Chorus
W:
W:When he was fast asleep, hey doo me darrity,
W:When he was fast asleep, me being young,
W:When he was fast asleep, I from his side did creep,
W:Into the arms of a handsome young man!
W:
W:last chorus:
W:Now he's got fal-loo-rum, fal-liddle fal-loo-rum,
W:He's got fal-loo-rum, fal-liddle fal-lay,
W:He's got fal-loo-rum, he's got a ding-doo-rum,
W:Maids when you're young never wed an old man!