The well below the valley

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trad.

ABC Code:

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X:1
T:The well below the valley
K:Ddor
O:Ireland
S:Planxty
Z:Stephan "Stoney" Steiner
M:6/8
L:1/8
P:melody I - for verses 1 to 6, 10 and 14:
A|A2d d2e |d2c A2B |ccd c2A |
w:A gen-tle-man was pas-sing by, he asked for a drink as
G2E EDE |F2G A2G |E2D D3 ||
w:he got dry at the well be-low the val-ley-o,
A3 A2G |E2D D3 |G2G A2G |E2D D3- |D6 |]
w:Green grows the li-ly-o, right a-mong the bu-shes-o.
P:melody II - for verses 7 to 9, 11 to 13, 15 and 16:
A|Add d2e |d2c AAG |A2B A2G |E2D D3 ||
w:There's two o' them by your un-cle John at the well be-low the val-ley-o.
P:melody III - for verse 17:
AA|A2d d2e |ddc AAG |A2B A2G |
w:I'll be se-ven years a-rin-gin' a bell, but the lord a-bove may
E2G A2A|AEE EEG |A2_B A2G |E2D D3 ||
w:save me soul from por-tin' in hell at the well be-low the val-ley-o.
W:
W:1. A gentleman was passing by, he asked for a drink
W: as he got dry at the well below the valley-o.
W: (Chorus:) Green grows the lily-o underneath the bushes-o.
W:2. Me cup is full up to the brim, if I were to stoop,
W: I might fall in, at the well below the valley-o.
W:3. If your true love was pas-sing by, you'd fill him a drink as he got dry, at the well...
W:4. She swore be grass, she swore be corn, that her true love had never been born
W:5. He said "Young maid, your swearing wrong, for six fine children you had born"
W:6. "If you be a man of noble fame, you'll tell to me the father of them"
W: 7. "There's two o' them by your uncle John"
W: 8. "Another two by your brother John"
W: 9. "Another two by your father dear"
W: 10. "If you be a man of noble 'steem, you'll tell to me what
W: did happen to them"
W: 11. "There's two buried near the stable door"
W: 12. "Another two near the kitchen door"
W: 13. "Another two buried beneath the well"
W: 14. "If you be a man of noble fame, you'll tell to me what will happen meself"
W: 15. "You'll be seven years a-ringing a bell"
W: 16. "You'll be seven more a-portin' in hell"
W: 17. "I'll be seven years a-ringin' a bell, but the lord above may
W: save me soul from portin' in hell"