Repeated syncopated rhythm pattern | ta ti ta ti |.
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- Grade: Third
- Origin: England - Traditional Carol
- Key: G Major
- Time: 6/8
- Form: staves: ABAb
- Rhythm: beginners: syncopation: | ta ti ta ti |
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ta ti ti ti ti |
ta\ ta ti |
- Pitches: intermediate: So Do Re Mi Fa So
- Intervals: intermediate: So/Do, Mi/So, So\Mi, Re/Fa, Mi\Do, Re\Ti\So descending dominate arpeggio
- Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; pickup beat, syncopation, arpeggio
- Key Words: sacred, Christmas, carol, seasonal, holiday, sailing, Virgin Mary, Christ, Pray, wither (whether), Bethlehem, earth, Angels, Heaven, sing, souls, rejoice
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"I Saw Three Ships"
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I saw three ships come sailing in,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day?
I saw three ships come sailing in,
On Christmas Day in the morning? |
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And what was in those ships all three,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day?
And what was in those ships all three,
On Christmas Day in the morning? |
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The Virgin Mary and Christ were there,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
The Virgin Mary and Christ were there,
On Christmas Day in the morning. |
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Pray, wither sailed those ships all three,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
Pray, wither sailed those ships all three,
On Christmas Day in the morning? |
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O they sailed into Bethlehem,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
O they sailed into Bethlehem,
On Christmas Day in the morning. |
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And all the bells on earth shall ring,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
And all the bells on earth shall ring,
On Christmas Day in the morning. |
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And all the Angels in Heaven shall sing,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
And all the Angels in Heaven shall sing,
On Christmas Day in the morning. |
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And all the souls on earth shall sing,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
And all the souls on earth shall sing,
On Christmas Day in the morning. |
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Then let us all rejoice again,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
Then let us all rejoice again,
On Christmas Day in the morning. |
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