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\version "2.18.2"
\header {
title = "Whiskey in the Jar"
subtitle = ""
composer = ""
instrument = ""
% arranger = ""
opus = ""
style = "Folk"
copyright = "©Stephen MacNeil 2014"
source = ""
piece = ""
tagline = ""
}
global = {
\key c \major
\time 4/4
}
\paper {
% page-count = 1
top-margin = #5
bottom-margin = #8
system-system-spacing #'basic-distance = #25
%{ score-system-spacing =
#'((basic-distance . 12)
(minimum-distance . 6)
(padding . 1)
(stretchability . 12))
%}
}
chordNames = \chordmode {
\global
s4 c1 s a:m s f s c s c s a:m s f s c s |
g s c s a f c2 g c2.
}
% Replace brace150 by whatever between brace0 and brace575 that is of a
% suitable size.
leftbrace = \markup {
\override #'(font-encoding . fetaBraces)
\lookup #"brace150"
}
% In some versions earlier than 20.10.20, the argument to \rotate was
% erroneously treated as radians instead of degrees, i.e. #3.14 was
% needed instead of #180
rightbrace = \markup {
\rotate #180
\leftbrace
}
firstverse = \lyricmode {
\set stanza = "1."
As I was go -- ing ov -- er the Kil -- ma -- gen -- ny moun -- tain.
I met with cap -- tain Far -- rell and his mo -- ney he was coun -- ting.
I first pro -- duced my pis -- tol, and then pro -- duced my ra -- pier.
Say -- ing stand and de -- li -- ver, for you are a bold de -- cei -- ver,
with your
}
secondverse = \lyricmode {
\set stanza = "2."
I coun -- ted out his mon -- ey, it made a pret -- ty pen -- ny.
I put it in my poc -- ket and I took it home to Jen -- ny.
She swo -- re that she loved me, that ne -- ver would she leave me,
but the devil take that wo -- man, for you kn -- ow she tric -- ked me ea
-- sy
}
thirdverse = \lyricmode {
\set stanza = "3."
It was early in the morn -- ing, be -- fore I rose to tra -- vel,
up ca -- me a band of foot -- men and like -- wise cap -- tain Far -- rel.
I first prod -- uced my pis -- tol, for she stole away my rap -- ier,
a -- nd I could -- n't shoot the cap -- tain so a pris -- oner I was ta --
ken.
}
fourthverse = \lyricmode {
\set stanza = "4."
Now some men they like drink -- ing and some men they like fight -- ing.
And some men like to he -- ar, the sound of the cannon ball roar -- ing
Me, -- e I like slee -- p -- ing spe -- cial -- ly in Jenny's cham -- --
bers
But here I am in pri -- son, here I am with a ball and chain ye -- ah
}
fifthverse = \lyricmode {
\set stanza = "5."
As I was go -- ing ov -- er the Kil -- mag -- en -- ny moun -- tain
I met with cap -- tain Far -- rell and his mon -- ey he was count -- ing.
I first pro -- duced my pis -- tol, and then pro -- duced my rap -- ier.
Sa -- id stand and de -- li -- ver, for you are a bold de -- cei -- ver,
with your
}
lyricsfrombrace = \lyricmode { \markup { \rightbrace ring }
dum -- ma do dam -- ma da
whack for the dad -- dy 'ol
whack for the dad -- dy 'ol
there's whis -- key in the jar
}
\markup { \vspace #1.5
}
melody = \relative c''{
\partial 4
\tempo 4 = 180
%Verse
g4^ \markup \bold \box "Verse:" |
e g g a |
g e2 d4 |
e a a b |\break
a e2 g4 |
a a a a |
c8 c4. b4 a |
g g c b |\break
a e2 g4 |
e g g a |
g e2 d4 |
e a a b |\break
a e2 g8 g |
a2 a4. b8 |
c4 c b a |
g g c4. b8 |\break
a g4. e4 c |
%Chorus
\bar "||"
d ^ \markup \bold \box "Chorus:" d8 d d d c4 |
d1 |
a'4\rest e e4.d8 |\break
e4 g g2 |
a4\rest a a4. g8 |
a4 b c4. a8 |
g4 e d e |
c2. |
\bar "|."
}
\score{
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\new ChordNames \chordNames
\new Voice = m \melody
\new Lyrics \lyricsto m \firstverse
\new Lyrics \lyricsto m {\secondverse \lyricsfrombrace }
\new Lyrics \lyricsto m \thirdverse
\new Lyrics \lyricsto m \fourthverse
% \new Lyrics \lyricsto m \fifthverse
>>
\layout { }
\midi {
\context {
\Score
tempoWholesPerMinute = #(ly:make-moment 180 4)
}
}
}
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