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The King
From the Quinlan Road CD To Drive The Cold Winter Away
Words and Music: Traditional
Arranged and Adapted by Loreena McKennitt
LOREENA MCKENNITT
SHEET MUSI C
PIANO o CHORAL o ANY SOLO INSTRUMENT IN C
These sheet music arrangements have been prepared in the
spirit of Loreenas recordings.
Although these are accurate, easy to play arrangements which
in their simplicity will sound lovely on their own, you will get
the most out of the music if you use the printed page as a guide
to doing your own personal arrangements.
The vocal and instrumental melodies are accurately transcribed
just as Loreena recorded them.
For the accompaniments, feel free to improvise on the written
parts using the printed notes or chord symbols as a guide.
For the instrumental songs, you may also substitute any
melodic instrument for any of the written melodies.
For those pieces that incorporate a hand percussion part
feel free to use any combination of hand drums or percussion
to accompany the song. The rhythms provided here are just
guides to the basic rhythm of the arrangement and will
sound best if you add your own variations.
The most important thing is to have fun with the music and
to enjoy playing Loreenas compositions and arrangements in
the joyous spirit of how they were created.
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2009 Quinlan Road Limited
Words and Music Tradi"onal
As performed by Loreena McKenni#
CHORAL/SOLO INSTRUMENT IN C (ANY)
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leave we
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silks of the





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rib - bons

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so rare no




so rare no



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tra - veled ma - ny


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tra - veled ma - ny




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miles o - ver


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miles o - ver


miles o - ver
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hedg - es and



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our King un -



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to you we
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bring


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bring We have


bring We have
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pow - der and




pow - der and
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shot to


shot to
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con - quer the
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past, twelve


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past, twelve


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tide is the



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bid you
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a - dieu, great



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a - dieu, great



a - dieu great



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joy to the



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The King LYRICS
Health, love and peace be all here in this place
By your leave we shall sing, concerning our King
Our King is well-dressed in silks of the best
In ribbons so rare no king can compare
We have travelled many miles over hedges and stiles
In search of our King unto you we bring.
We have powder and shot to conquer the lot
We have cannon and ball to conquer them all.
Old Christmas is past, twelve tide is the last
And we bid you adieu, great joy to the new

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