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Descending dominate triad (D Major), 2 perfect 4ths, and a major 6th.
Description
- Grade: Fourth (4)
- Origin: Newfoundland Folk Song
- Key: G Major
- Time: 4/4
- Form: ABC
- Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta ta ta | ta/a/a ta | ta ta ti ti ta |
- Pitches: beginners: So La Ti Do Re Mi Fa So
- Intervals: intermediate: So/Do (P4), Mi\Do (M3), Re\La (P4), So/Mi (M6), Mi/So8\Mi (m3), Re\Ti (M3), Ti\So (m3), Re\Ti\So descending dominate triad (D Major)
- Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth; rests: none; walking quarter notes, pickup beat
- Key Words: Newfoundland, sea shanty, seam, chinked, putty, planted copper nails, split pea, ten pound, riddle-i-day, patent, block, grub, tub, parts of a boat: fore cuddy, (forward cabin), high-topped sails, sheet (sails), jib (triangular sail), foremost (front) head
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Oh, Lukey’s boat is painted green, Ah-ha, me boys! Oh, Lukey’s boat is painted green, The finest boat that you’ve ever seen. Ah-ha, Aha me riddle-i-day! |
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Well, oh, Lukey’s boat’s got a fine fore cuddy, Ah-ha, me boys! Lukey’s boat’s got a fine fore cuddy, And every seam is chinked with put |
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| 3. | Well, Lukey’s boat’s got high-topped sails, Ah-ha, me boys! Lukey’s boat’s got high-topped sails, The sheet was planted with copper nails. Ah-ha, Ah-ha, me a-riddle-i-day! |
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| 4. | Oh, Lukey’s rolling out his grub, Ah-ha, me boys! Lukey’s rolling out his grub, One split pea and a ten pound tub. Ah-ha, Ah-ha, me a-riddle-i-day! |
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| 5. | Lukey’s boat got a high-stopped jib, Ah-ha, me boys! Lukey’s boat got a high-stopped jib And a patent block to her foremast head. Ah-ha, Ah-ha, me a-riddle-i-day! |
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