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B:Broadwood, L, 1893, English County Songs, London, Leadenhall Press
S:Rev. J. Sheme
Z: Lucy Broadwood
T:Adam and Eve
F: http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
M:4/4     %Meter
L:1/8     %
K:F
AA c2 G2 d2 |AA c2 G2 G2 |AA c2 BB d2 |G6
w:A-dam and Eve could ne-ver be-lieve that Pe-ter the mil-ler was dead;
F2 |AA c2 BB c2 |AA c2 G2 d2 |cc B2 AA G2 |F6
w:Shut up in the to-wer for steal-ing of flour, And ne-ver could get a re-prieve,
d2 |cc B2 AA G2 |F6 F2 |A2 c2 B2 d2 |AA c2 G2
w:And ne-ver could get a re-prieve. They bored a hole in O-li-ver's nose,
G2 |A2 c2 B2 d2 |G6 F2 |A2 c2 B2 d2 |A2 c2 G2
w:And put there-in a string, And drew him round a-bout the town
d2 |cc B2 A2 G2 |F6 d2 |cc B2 A2 G2 |F8 |]
w:For mur-der-ing Charles our king, for mur-der-ing Charles our king.
W:Adam and Eve could never believe
W:That Peter the miller was dead;    
W:Shut up in the tower for stealing of flour,
W:And never could get a reprieve,   
W:And never could get a reprieve.
W:They bored a hole in Oliver's nose,
W:And put therein a string,
W:And drew him round about the town
W:For murdering Charles our king,
W:For murdering Charles our king.