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Mother England  by Cecil Sharp Project
CAs mother england sang for me
CI'll sing this song for you
It is Falways Gfair and Amfrom the Gheart
And Fsweet as morning Gdew 
And Fsweet as Gmorning Cdew 
My Clover's words were gentle
CHe is sweet and wise
While Fwe were Gstitching Amcob...Gwebs
FWe were mending Gclouds
FWe were mending Gclouds
I put Cwords to the river
It Crained upon the roof
It sang Fsongs of Glovers Amfast Gand
FSongs of lovers Gtrue 
FSongs of lovers Gtrue
And it's a Cfine and pleasant morning
To Ctake you to the fair
Those Fsongs are Gsung, the Amday is Glong
And Fmagic fills the Gair
FMagic fills the Gair
CBut the flowers of love will fade away
CFrom green unto gold
Now Fyou are Gtaken and Amgone from Gme
This Fhouse is full of Ggold
This Fhouse is full of Ggold

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Mother England

by Cecil Sharp Project

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Mother England by Cecil Sharp Project

As mother england sang for me

I'll sing this song for you

F G Am G

It is always fair and from the heart

F G

And sweet as morning dew

F G C

And sweet as morning dew

My lover's words were gentle

He is sweet and wise

F G Am G

While we were stitching cob...webs

F G

We were mending clouds

F G

We were mending clouds

I put words to the river

It rained upon the roof

F G Am G

It sang songs of lovers fast and

F G

Songs of lovers true

F G

Songs of lovers true

And it's a fine and pleasant morning

To take you to the fair

F G Am G

Those songs are sung, the day is long

F G

And magic fills the air

F G

Magic fills the air

But the flowers of love will fade away

From green unto gold

F G Am G

Now you are taken and gone from me

F G

This house is full of gold

F G

This house is full of gold

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