%%scale 1 X:1 %Music T:Black Sir Harry B:Singing Together, Spring 1969, BBC Publications F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs M:3/4 %Meter L:1/8 % K:Ab A2 Ac F2 |G2 GB E2 |FA DF EG |A4 z2 | w:Black was his plume, black was his shield, Bra-ver ne'er did faul-chion wield; G3/2A/ Bc dB |A3/2B/ cd ec |dB cA BG |A4 z2 | w:Showers of shafts would rat-tle Round him in the bat-tle, Yet he knew not how to yield. G3/2F/ EF GA |BG AF E2 | w:When a gal-lant foe lay con-quered on the plain, c3/2B/ AB cd |ec dB A2 | w:Mer-cy from Sir Har-ry he'd ne'er ask in vain; G3/2F/ EF GA |BG AF E2 |FA EF EG |A4 z2 |] w:Con-stant to his friends, what-e'er the cost he proved. None more faith-ful lived and loved.