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===== Padstow Mayers' Song =====

<abc>%%stretchlast yes
X:1
T:Unite and Unite
C:traditional
O:Cornish
M:C
L:1/4
K:G
V:1 clef=treble
"Chorus"
D | "G"D2 EF | G2 "D"A2 | "G"G2 GF | "C"G2
w:U- | nite and u- | nite, now | let us u- | nite, 
"D"D2 | "C"E E "D"F F | "G"G2 D B, | "D"A,4- | A,3 
w:For | sum- mer is a- | come in to- | day. | *
D | "C"E D "(G)"G A | "(Em)"G2 "D"F D | "G"(G D) G B | d2 
w:And | whith- er we are | go- ing, we | all_ will u- | nite
"(C)"c B | "(Am)"A B "C"c2 | "G"B2 "D"(A F) | G4- | G3
w:In the | mer- ry Mor- | ning of_ | May. | *
"Verse"
D | "G"D2 EF | G2 "D"A A | "G"G2 GF | "C"G2
w:1.~The | young men of | Pad- stow, they | might if they | would 
w:2.~The | young maids of | Pad- stow, they | might if they | would 
w:3.~Oh | where are the | young men who | now here would | dance 
"D" D2 | "C"E E "D"F F | "G"G2 D B, | "D"A,4- | A,3 
w:For | sum- mer is a- | come in to- | day. | *
D | "C"E D "(G)"G A | "(Em)"G2 "D"F D | "G"G D G B | d2 
w:1.~They | might have built a | ship and_ | guild- ed it with | gold, 
w:2.~They | might have made a | gar- land with~the | white rose and the | red, 
w:3.~Oh | some they are in | Eng- land, and | some they are in | France, 
"(C)"c B | "(Am)"A B "C"c2 | "G"B2 "D"(A F) | G4- | G3
w:In the | mer- ry Mor- | ning of_ | May. | *
"Last Verse"
M:3/4
D | G G G | G3- | G2 D | G A B | A3- | A2
w:Oh | where is Saint | George? | * Oh | where is he | now? | *
B | E>F G | A E2- | E2 A/A/ | (A B) c | (B A) F | G3- | G2
w:He's | out in his | long boat | * all a- | long_ the | salt_ seas, | O | *
D | G2 G | G3- | G2 D | G>A B | A3- | A2
w:Up | flies the | kite. | * Down | falls the lark, | O | *
B | E>F G | E F G | A B A | E3- | E2
w:Aunt | Ur- su- la | Bird- hood, she | had an old | yowe | *
A/A/ | A B c | (B A) F | G3- | G2
w:And she | died in her | own_ park, | O | *</abc>


**Chorus:** 
//Unite and unite, now let us unite 
For summer is a-come in today 
And whither we are going, we all will unite 
In the merry Morning of May//

The young men of Padstow, they might if they would 
For summer is a-comin' today 
They might have built a ship and gilded it with gold 
In the merry Morning of May

[Chorus]

The young maids of Padstow, they might if they would 
For summer is a-comin' today 
They might have made a garland with the white rose and the red 
In the merry Morning of May

[Chorus]

Oh, where are the young men who now here would dance 
For summer is a-comin' today? 
Oh some they are in England, and some they are in France 
In the merry Morning of May

[Chorus]

[//everyone kneel reverently//]
Oh, where is Saint George?
Oh where is he now? 
He's out in his long boat 
All along the salt seas-O. 
Up flies the kite, 
Down falls the lark-O 
Aunt Ursulla Birdhood, she had an old yowe 
And she died in her own park-O
[//everyone stand//]

[Chorus]