PAST THREE O’CLOCK

Words
Traditional and George Ratcliffe Woodward

Music
London Waits arranged by Charles Wood

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 Past three O’ Clock
The refrain is traditional.
London Waits, arranged by Charles Wood.
y Verses by George Ratcliffe Woodward.
S3 æ æ ä
A 4 åå åå åå ää å å åå å åå å
å ä
å
å
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Past three O’ clock and a cold fro - sty morn - ing:
æ æ
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4 å å å å å å
ê ê
5
S æ æ u
A å åå å å å ä.
å åå åå ää å å å å ä.
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past three O’ clock; good mor - row mas - ters all! fine.
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A åå åå åå äå å å å åå åå åå ää
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1. Born is a ba - by, gen - tle as may be,
2. Se - raph quire sing - eth, an - gel bell ring - eth:
3. Mid earth re - joic - es hear - ing such voi - ces,
4. Hinds o’er the pear - ly de - wy lawn ear - ly
5. Cheese from the dai - ry bring they for Ma - ry,
6. Light out of star - land lead - eth from far land
7. Myrr from full cof - fer, in - cense they of - fer,
8. Thus they: I pray you, up, sirs, nor stay you
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1. Son of th’ e - ter - nal Fa - ther su - per - nal.
2. Hark how they rime it, time it and chime it.
3. Ne’er- to - fore so well ca - rol - ling No - well,
4. seek the high stran - ger laid in the man - ger.
5. and not for mon - ey, but - ter or hon - ey.
6. princ - es to meet him, wor - ship and greet him.
7. nor is the gol - den nug - get with - hold - en.
8. till ye con - fess him like - wise, and bless him.
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