The Songs
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Index
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B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
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P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
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SC1 – SoundCloud link: excerpts from the Live at the Burpham Sessions CD
SC2 – SoundCloud link: Easebourne local session recording
YT1 – YouTube link: our third Burpham recording session, 23 March 2013, part 1
YT2 – YouTube link: our third Burpham recording session, 23 March 2013, part 2
YT3 – YouTube link: CD Launch and Sussex Day Celebrations at WDOAM, 16 June 2013 song extracts
YT4 – YouTube link: Schwyzertag Festival, 12-13 July 2014
YT5 – YouTube link: Sussex U3A Network at Brighton University, Falmer, 12 July 2014
A
Ale Glorious Ale
Lyrics (SDFS 2014 Songbook)
Wmp4a (Tune)
SC2
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All Among the Barley
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
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All Things Are Quite Silent
Lyrics (SDFS 2014 Songbook)
Wmp4a (Tune)
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Angel Gabriel
Lyrics
Score
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Alto Harmony)
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Apple Tree Wassailing Song
Lyrics (scroll to 4th song in document)
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
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B
Bee Boy's Song
Lyrics
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Harmonies)
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Birds on the Spray (Birds in the Spring) (By the Green Grove)
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
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The Blacksmith
Lyrics (SDFS 2013 Songbook)
Wmp3 (Tune)
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Boar's Head Carol
Lyrics
Tune
High Harmony
Tune and Harmony Combined
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Bold Reynard the Fox
Lyrics and Score (page 1)
(page 2)
Wmp3 (Tune)
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Brave Eleven
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp3 (Harmony)
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Brighton Camp (The Girl I Left Behind Me)
Lyrics
Wmp4a (Tune)
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Brisk Young Ploughboy
Lyrics
Wmp4a
Wmp4a (Harmony)
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Buttercup Joe
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
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C
Caburn Hill
Lyrics
Wmp4a (Tune 1)
Score (Tune 1)
Wmp4a (Tune 2)
Score (Tune 2)
Score (2 Parts)
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Child of light
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
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Christmas Is Now Drawing Near at Hand
Lyrics
Wmp4a (Tune)
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Come Stranger, Come Friend
Lyrics
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Come Write Me Down (The Sussex Wedding Song)
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (High Harmony)
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Constant Lovers
Lyrics (SDFS 2014 Songbook)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Chorus High Harmony)
Wmp4a (Chorus Low Harmony)
SC2
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Coppers’ Christmas Song
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Alto Harmony)
Wmp4a (Bass Harmony)
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Country Life
Lyrics (SDFS 2014 Songbook)
Wmp3 (Harmony)
Wmp4a (Alto Harmony)
Wmp4a (Bass Harmony)
SC2
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Cruel Mother
Lyrics (SDFS 2013 Songbook)
Lyrics (Alternative Version)
Wmp3 (Tune)
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The Cuckoo
Lyrics (SDFS 2013 Songbook)
Lyrics (Alternative Version)
Wmp3 (Tune)
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D
Deck the Hall
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Delicate Flower - words
Lyrics
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Harmony)
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Drink Me Brave Boys
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
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E
East Sussex Drinking Song
Lyrics
Wmp4a (Tune)
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Ebernoe Horn Fair
Lyrics (SDFS 2013 Songbook)
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
YT2
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Eileen Aroon
Lyrics (SDFS 2013 Songbook)
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
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England For Me
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
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F
Falmer Carol
Lyrics and Score
Lyrics (Long Version)
Wmp3 (Tune - Choir)
Wmp3 (Tune - Piano)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Alto Harmony)
Wmp4a (Bass Harmony)
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Farmer’s Toast
Lyrics
Lyrics (Shortened Version)
Wmp4a (Tune)
SC2
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Fathom the Bowl
Lyrics (SDFS 2013 Songbook)
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Alto Harmony)
Wmp4a (Bass Harmony)
SC1
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Fields Mice Carol
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
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Fields Lie Silent
Lyrics
Score
Harmony Score
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp3 (Melody)
Wmp3 (Harmony)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Alto Harmony)
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Follow Me 'Ome
Lyrics (SDFS Kipling Songbook)
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4 (Tune)
Wmp4 (Harmony)
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G
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Lyrics (SDFS 2014 Carols Songbook)
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Gooch’s Beer
Lyrics (SDFS 2014 Songbook)
Wmp3 (Session Version)
Wmp4 (Tune )
SC2
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Gower Wassail
Lyrics (SDFS Six Wassailing Songs Songbook)
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Green Grow the Laurel
Lyrics (SDFS 2013 Songbook)
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wm4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Harmony)
SC1
YT1
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Guadete
Lyrics
Tune
High Harmony sung on second chorus
Low Harmony sung on second chorus
Tune and Harmonies sung together
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H
Ha'nacker Mill
Lyrics (SDFS 2014 Songbook)
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp3 (Tune - Piano)
Wmp4a (Tune)
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Hal an Tow
Lyrics
Wmp4a (Tune)
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Hard Times of Old England
Lyrics (SDFS 2013 Songbook)
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Alto Harmony)
Wmp4a (Bass Harmony)
YT1
YT3
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Hares On The Mountain
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
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Here We Come A-Wassailing
Lyrics (SDFS Six Wassailing Songs)
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
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Hey Ho Winter Snow
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
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Hollingbury
Lyrics
Wmp4a (Tune)
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The Holly and the Ivy
Lyrics (SDFS 2014 Carols Songbook)
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp3 (Tune - Piano)
Wmp4a (Tune)
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The Holly Bears a Berry (Sans Day Carol)
Lyrics (SDFS 2014 Carols Songbook)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Alto Harmony on Chorus)
Wmp4a (Tenor Harmony on Chorus)
Wmp4a (Bass Harmony on Chorus)
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Home Lads Home
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp3 (Harmony)
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I
Ideo (or Personent Hodie)
Lyrics
Tune
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In The Bleak Mid-Winter
Lyrics
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It is the First of May
Lyrics
Wmp4a (Tune)
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J
Jacobstowe Wassail
Lyrics (SDFS Six Wassailing Songs)
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Jim, The Carter Lad
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
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Jolly Good Song
Lyrics (SDFS 2013 Songbook) Wmp3 (Tune)
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Jolly Woodcutter
Lyrics Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
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K
L
Ladies Go Dancing at Whitsun
Lyrics
Wmp4a (Tune)
SC2
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Lammas Carol
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp3 (High Harmony)
Wmp3 (Low Harmony)
Wmp3 (Alternative tune - slightly more upbeat)
The Lark in the Morning
Lyrics
Alternative Lyrics Based on Copper's Version
Wmp4a (Tune)
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Life of a Man
Lyrics (SDFS 2013 Songbook)
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp3 (Bass Harmony)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Alto Harmony)
Wmp4a (Bass Harmony)
SC1
YT5
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Littlehampton Collier Lads
Lyrics
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Harmony)
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Love and the Ball
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
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Loyal Lover
Lyrics
Download mp4a (Tune)
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M
Magpie
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Alto Harmony)
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Masters in this Hall
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Alto Harmony)
Wmp4a (Bass Harmony)
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May Day Carol
Lyrics
Wmp4a (Tune)
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The Mermaid
Lyrics
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Michaelmas
Lyrics
Wmp4a (Tune)
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The Moon Shone Bright
Lyrics (SDFS 2014 Carols Songbook)
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp3 (Tune - Choir)
Wmp4a (Tune)
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My Boy Jack
Lyrics (SDFS 2014 Songbook) Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (High Harmony)
Wmp4a (Low Harmony)
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My Downland Remembered
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp3 (Harmony) (on last line of each verse)
Wmp4a (Harmony) (on last line of each verse - version 2)
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N
The Nightingale
Lyrics (SDFS 2013 Songbook)
Wmp4 (Tune)
Wmp4 (Alto Harmony)
Wmp3 (Tune Melody and Harmonies)
SC1
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Now Christmas is Come
Lyrics
Score
Wmp4 (Tune)
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O
O Good Ale
Lyrics (SDFS 2014 Songbook) Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Bass Harmony on Last Line)
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Oak, Ash and Thorn
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp3 (Tune - Piano)
Wmp3 (Male Harmony - Piano)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (High Harmony)
Wmp4a (Low Harmony)
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Oak Tree Song
Lyrics
Chorus Melody
Chorus High Part
Chorus Low Part
Chorus Melody followed by Verse
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Off We Go A Hunting
Lyrics Wmp4a
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Old Adam
Lyrics (SDFS 2013 Songbook)
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
YT2
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Oldland Mill
Lyrics
Tune
High Harmony
Low Harmony
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Ole Leloila
Lyrics (Big Sing 2019 Songs)
Wmp4a (Tune)
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One for the Rook
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
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On Sussex Hills
Lyrics (SDFS 2013 Songbook)
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp3 (Alto Harmony)
Wmp3 (Bass Harmony)
YT3
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Our Captain Cried All Hands
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4 (Tune)
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P
Parting Song
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
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Pentonville (While Shepherds Watched)
Lyrics
Score
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp3 (Choir)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Alto second half)
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Pleasant and Delightful
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune with Alto Harmony)
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Poor Froze-Out Gardeners
Lyrics (SDFS Songs 2016)
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Alto Harmony)
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Q
R
Rambling Comber
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp3 (High Harmony)
Wmp3 (Low Harmony)
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Rolling in the Dew
Lyrics (SDFS 2013 Songbook)
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
YT2
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Rosebuds in June
Lyrics (SDFS 2013 Songbook)
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Alto Harmony)
Wmp4 (Bass Harmony)
SC2
YT1
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Run of the Downs
Lyrics (Version 1)
Lyrics (Version 2)
Wmp4a (Tune 1)
Wmp4a (Tune 2)
Wmp4a (Tune 2 - High Harmony)
Wmp4a (Tune 2 - Low Harmony)
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S
Saucy Sailor
Lyrics Score
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4 (Tune)
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Searching for Lambs
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
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Seasons Turn
Lyrics and Score
Wmp4 (Tune)
Wmp4 (Harmony)
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Shepherd of the Downs
Lyrics (SDFS 2013 Songbook)
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Bass Harmony)
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Shepherds Arise
Lyrics and Score
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Low Harmony)
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Sing You Now After Me
Lyrics (Big Sing 2019 Songs)
Wmp4a (Tune)
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The Sinners' Redemption
Lyrics and Score Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Alto Harmony)
Wmp4a (Bass Harmony)
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Smuggler's Song
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (High Harmony)
Wmp4a (Low Harmony)
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Song of the Sussex Downsman
Lyrics Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Piano Melody in A)
Wmp4a (Piano Melody in C)
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Steadham Oysterman's Donkey
Lyrics Wmp4a (Tune)
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Stir Up Sunday (Round)
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
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Sugar Wassail
Lyrics (SDFS Six Wassailing Songs Songbook)
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Alto Harmony)
Wmp4a (Bass Harmony)
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Summer Is a-Coming In Again
Lyrics
Wmp4a (Tune)
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Summer Is Near (Round)
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
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Sussex by the Sea
Lyrics (SDFS 2014 Songbook)
Wmp4a (Tune)
SC2
YT4
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Sussex Carol (Horsham)
Lyrics (SDFS 2014 Carols Songbook)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Alto Harmony on Chorus)
Wmp4a (Tenor Harmony on Chorus)
Wmp4a (Bass Harmony on Chorus)
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Sussex Mummers Carol (Righteous Joseph)
Lyrics (SDFS 2014 Carols Songbook)
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
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Sweet Chiming Bells (While Shepherds Watched)
Score (Melody)
Score (Chorus)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp3 (Tune - Piano)
Wmp3 (Tune - Choir)
Wmp3 (Chorus - Piano)
Wmp4a (Alto on Chorus)
Wmp3 (Chorus Alto- Piano)
Wmp4a (Bass on Chorus)
Wmp3 (Chorus Bass - Piano)
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T
Then Let Us be Merry
Lyrics
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Alto on Chorus)
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They Won't Let Us Go To Sea Anymore
Lyrics (SDFS Songs 2016)
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Low Harmony)
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Thousands or More
Lyrics (SDFS 2013 Songbook)
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Alto Harmony)
Wmp4a (Bass Harmony)
YT1
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Three Drunken Maidens
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
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Three Maidens (Bird in the Bush)
Lyrics (SDFS 2013 Songbook)
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (High Harmony)
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Three Moles
Lyrics
Score
Wmp3 (Tune)
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Tommie
Lyrics
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (High Harmony)
Wmp4a (Low Harmony)
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Turmut Hoer
Lyrics (SDFS Songs 2016)
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (High Harmony)
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Turtle Dove
Lyrics
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Harmony)
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Twanky Dillo
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (High Harmony)
YT2
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U
The Unquiet Grave
Lyrics (SDFS 2013 Songbook)
Wmp3 (Tune)
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V
Valiants All
Lyrics (pdf)
Lyrics (docx)
Score
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Alto Harmony)
Wmp4a (Bass Harmony)
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W
Wake Ye Shepherds
Lyrics and Score
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Bass Harmony)
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Wassail Your Apples
Lyrics
Wmp4a (Tune)
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Wassail! Wassail! (The Gloucestershire Wassail)
Lyrics (SDFS 2014 Carols Songbook Version)
Wmp3 (Tune)
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We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Lyrics (SDFS 2014 Carols Songbook)
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West Sussex Drinking Song
Lyrics (SDFS 2014 Songbook)
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Harmony)
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When It's Christmas Time (Ring Bells Ring)
Lyrics
Score
Wmp4a (Tune)
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When Spring Comes In
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
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Where Stormy Winds Do Blow
Lyrics (SDFS 2014 Songbook)
Wmp3 (Tune)
SC2
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While Shepherds Watched (Pentonville)
Lyrics
Score
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp3 (Choir)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Alto second half)
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While Shepherds Watched (Sweet Chiming Bells)
Score (Melody)
Score (Chorus)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp3 (Tune - Piano)
Wmp3 (Tune - Choir)
Wmp3 (Chorus - Piano)
Wmp4a (Alto on Chorus)
Wmp3 (Chorus Alto- Piano)
Wmp4a (Bass on Chorus)
Wmp3 (Chorus Bass - Piano)
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Woodcutter's Song
Lyrics
Wmp3 (Tune)
Wmp4a (Tune)
Wmp4a (Alto Harmony)
Wmp4a (Bass Harmony)
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Worthing Grower (Based on Turmut Hoer)
Lyrics
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Young Recruit
Lyrics (docx)
Score
Wmp4a (Tune)
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