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T:John Barleycorn
T:(The Drunken Idiot)
H:Dance composed by the Hounds in the style of Red Stags
C:tune by Stan Rogers
C:words by Jon Berger
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K:F major
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w: 1.~John_ | Bar-ley-corn to the | sea_ has gone in~a | ship both stout and | new, the | thirst to slake of_ | Cap-tain Drake and | all_ his loy-al | crew.  To_ | ven-ture brave o'er_ | wind_ and wave, the | Span-iard for to | halt, and | though he die of_ | Span-ish grape, he'll | live_ as Eng-lish malt. ||
w:2.~John_ Bar-ley-corn's to the | court--ing gone all | dressed in fine ar- | ray, in | pew-ter clad from_ | toe to head to | win_ a la-dy | gay.  The | po-e-try that_ | he_ dec-laims will | stand him in good | stead, for~the | la-dies fair do_ | all de-clare they | love_ it more than | bread.
w:3.~John_ | Bar-ley-corn's to the | hang--man gone and~the | rea-son I'll un- | fold: 'Tis~for | rob-bing hon-est_ | Eng-lish-men of~their | sil--ver and their | gold.  In a | grave un-known by_ | cross_ nor stone John | Bar-ley will be | lain, 'til~the | rain-y days have_ | gone their ways~and he | ris--es up a-gain.
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w:So we'll |
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w: cut him down and we'll | bind him round~and we'll | serve_ him worse than | that, for~we'll | grind his bones be-- | tween two stones and~we'll | bung_ him in a | vat. Then we'll | drink his health in_ | nut--brown ale, and~we'll | raise our glas-ses | high, for~be- | fore that he can_ | live a-gain John | Bar--ley-corn must die!