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The Child's Own Music Book/Three Blind Mice

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1499535The Child's Own Music Book — Three Blind MiceAlbert Ernest Wier

THREE BLIND MICE


\relative c'' {
  <<
    \new Staff { 
      \time 6/8 \tempo Allegro
      \key d \major
      <d, fis>4.->\mf <cis e>->
      d2.->
      <d fis>4.-> <cis e>4-> <cis e>8
      d4.->( d4) a'8
      << { d4 d8\( cis b cis\) } \\ { fis,4.( fis) } >>
      << { d'4 d8( a4) a8 } \\ { fis4.( d) } >>
      << { d'8 d d cis b cis } \\ { fis,4.( g) } >>
      << { d'4 d8( a4) a8 } \\ { fis4.( e) } >>
      << { d'8[ d d] cis\( b cis\) } \\ { fis,4.( g) } >>
      << { d'8[ d d] a[\( b g]\) } \\ { fis4.( d) } >>
      <d fis>4.-> <cis e>->
      d4.( d4) r8
      \bar "|."
    }
    \new Lyrics \lyricmode {
      Three4. blind4. mice,2.
      See4. how4 they8 run!2 %not correct, fix later!
      They4 all4 ran8 aft8 -- er8 the8 farm4 -- er's8 wife;4
      She8 cut8 them8 in8 two8 with8 a8 carv4 -- ing8 knife;4
      Did8 ev8 -- er8 you8 hear8 such8 a8 tale8 in8 your8 life8
      A8 -- bout8 three4. blind4. mice.2.
    }
    \new Staff {
      \clef bass
      \key d \major
      <d, a'>4. <a g'>
      <d fis> d,
      <d' a'> <a g'>
      <d fis> d,4 r8
      <d' a'>4. <a a'>
      <d a'> <a g'>
      <d a'> <a a'>
      <d a'> <a g'>
      <d a'> <a a'>
      <fis' a> fis8\( g e\)
      a4. <a, g'>
      <d fis>4.( d,4) r8
    }
  >>
}