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T:Four Pence a Day
B:Singing Together, Autumn 1977, BBC Publications
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
M:6/8     %Meter
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K:C
G |G2 G E2 F |G2 G G2 G |c2 c d2 B | c3-c z z |
w:The ore's a-wait-ing in the tubs, the snow's up-on the fell 
c2 c c2 B |A2 A B2 c |d2 c B2 A | G3-G z z |
w:Can-ny folks are sleep-ing yet but lead is reet to sell; 
A2 G A2 B |c2 c (B A2) |(G c2) E2 F | D3-D z
w:Come, me lit-tle wash-er lad,_ come,_ let's a-way
 G |C2 C E2 G |c3 (G2 E) |F3 D2 G | C3-C z2 |]
w:It's ver-ra hard to work for_ four pence a day.