'Twis in the End of King James's Street

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Dublin, and commemorates some forgotten Dublin tragedy.

remember four lines of the song; from which it appears that it belongs to

This air has clung to my memory from the dim days of childhood. I

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Song air One title Only 1 transcription Has some stepwise movement major G 4/4 Has history text No chords explore more...

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X: 1
T:'Twis in the End of King James's Street
B:Joyce, P. W.; "Old Irish Folk Music and Songs"
R:song air
H:  This air has clung to my memory from the dim days of childhood.  I
H:remember four lines of the song; from which it appears that it belongs to
H:Dublin, and commemorates some forgotten Dublin tragedy.
W:'Twas in the end of King James's Street
W:Young Square Brown and Miss King did meet.
W:.   .   .   .   .
W:She plunged into the Liffey that runs so deep,
W:And her own sweet life she ended.
L:1/8
M:C
K:G
B/c/|d2 dc B2 GA|B2 c2 A3 d|d2 A2 G2 AG|FD D2 C3 G|
B2 cB BA (3AGF|G2 G2 A2 DE|FGAF GFDC|D6 D3||

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