%%scale 1 X:1 %Music T:South Scarle Lay's Song B:Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society, Dec 1953 F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs S:Mr Holmes of Thurgarton, Notts K:G D |D2 B B2 A |G2 F G2 D |D2 G G2 A | B3-B2 w:Be-hold the la-dy bright and gay, good for-tune and sweet charms,_ D |D2 B B2 A |G2 F G2 D |D2 G G2 A | B3-B2 w:So scorn-ful-ly I've thrown a-way in-to this boo-by's arms_ D |D2 B B2 A |G2 F G2 D |D2 G G2 A | B3-B2 w: He swears if I don't wed with him as you shall un-der-stand_ D |D2 B B2 A |G2 F G2 E |E2 G G2 F | G3-G2 |] w: He'll sure-ly list for a sol-dier in-to some for-eign land._