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T:Down in Yon Forest
T:(collected by Ralph Vaughan Williams)
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:C
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w:Down in yon for est there stands a hall: The
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w:bells_ of Par a dise I heard them ring: It's cov er'd all o ver with
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w:pur ple and pall: And I love my Lord Je sus a bove a ny thing.
W:1. Solo:
W:Down in yon forest there stands a hall:
W:Chorus:
W:The bells of Paradise I heard them ring:
W:Solo:
W:It's covered all over with purple and pall:
W:Chorus:
W:And I love my Lord Jesus above anything.
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W:2. In that hall there stands a bed:
W:It's covered all over with scarlet so red:
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W:3. At the bed-side there lies a stone:
W:Which the sweet Virgin Mary knelt upon:
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W:4. Under that bed there runs a flood:
W:The one half runs water, the other runs blood:
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W:5. At the bed's foot there grows a thorn:
W:Which ever blows blossom sincce he was born:
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W:6. Over that bed the moon shines bright:
W:Denoting our Saviour was born this night