The King

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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 Loreena’s compositions and arrangements in the joyous spirit of how they were created. & & & & & # # # # # 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 Descant Alto Baritone Bass Solo Instrument in C q»¡™! " " " " Ó œ œ " " " " . œ j œ œ œ G " " " " œ œ œ œ C " " " " œ œ œ œ œ œ C D & & & & & # # # # # " Ó œ œ Good Ó œ œ Good " œ Œ Œ G " œ œ œ G health, love and œ œ œ œ health, love and " " " ˙ œ œ G peace be all ˙ œ œ peace be all " " " œ œ œ G here in this œ œ œ œ œ here in this " " !e King © 2009 Quinlan Road Limited Words and Music Tradi"onal As performed by Loreena McKenni# CHORAL/SOLO INSTRUMENT IN C (ANY) & & & & & # # # # # " ˙ œ œ D place By your ˙ œ œ place By your " " " ˙ œ G leave we . œ j œ œ œ leave we " " " œ œ œ œ C will sing, con - œ œ œ œ œ will sing, con - " " " œ œ œ œ C D cer - ning our œ œ œ œ œ œ cer - ning our " " & & & & & # # # # # " ˙ œ œ G King Our ˙ œ œ King Our " " " œ œ œ G King is well - œ œ œ œ King is well - " " " ˙ œ œ G dressed in ˙ œ œ dressed in " " " œ œ œ G silks of the œ œ œ œ œ silks of the " " -2- !e King & & & & & # # # # # " œ ˙ D best In ˙ œ œ best In Ó œ In " " ˙ œ G rib - bons . œ j œ œ œ rib - bons ˙ œ rib - bons " " œ œ œ œ C so rare no œ œ œ œ œ so rare no œ œ œ œ so rare no " " œ œ œ œ C D King can com - œ œ œ œ œ œ King can com - œ œ œ œ King can com - " & & & & & # # # # # " ˙ Œ G pare ˙ Œ pare ˙ Œ pare Ó œ œ " " " " . œ j œ œ œ G " " " " œ œ œ œ C " " " " œ œ œ œ œ œ C D -3- !e King & & & & & # # # # # " Ó œ œ We have Ó œ œ We have " œ Œ Œ G œ œ œ œ tra - veled ma - ny œ œ œ œ G tra - veled ma - ny œ œ œ œ tra - veled ma - ny " " ˙ œ œ miles o - ver ˙ œ œ G miles o - ver ˙ œ œ miles o - ver " " œ œ œ hedg - es and œ œ œ G hedg - es and œ œ œ œ œ hedg - es and " " & & & & & # # # # # ˙ œ stiles In œ ˙ D stiles In ˙ œ œ stiles In " " ˙ œ search of ˙ œ G search of . œ j œ œ œ search of " " œ œ œ œ our King un - œ œ œ œ C our King un - œ œ œ œ our King un - " " œ œ œ to you we œ œ œ œ C D to you we œ œ œ œ œ œ to you we " " -4- !e King & & & & & # # # # # ˙ Œ bring ˙ œ œ G bring We have ˙ œ œ bring We have " " " œ œ œ G pow - der and œ œ œ œ pow - der and " " " ˙ œ œ G shot to ˙ œ œ shot to " " " œ œ œ G con - quer the œ œ œ œ œ con - quer the " " & & & & & # # # # # " œ œ œ D lot We have ˙ œ œ lot We have Ó œ œ We have " ˙ œ can - on ˙ œ G can - on . œ j œ œ œ can - on ˙ œ can - on " œ œ œ and ball to œ œ œ œ C and ball to œ œ œ œ œ and ball to œ œ œ œ and ball to " œ œ œ con - quer them œ œ œ œ C D con - quer them œ œ œ œ œ œ con - quer them œ œ œ œ con quer them " -5- !e King & & & & & # # # # # ˙ Œ all ˙ Œ G all ˙ Œ all ˙ Œ all Ó œ œ " " " " . œ j œ œ œ G " " " " œ œ œ œ C " " " " œ œ œ œ œ œ C D & & & & & # # # # # " Ó œ œ Old Ó œ œ Old " œ Œ Œ G œ œ œ Christ - mas is œ œ œ G Christ - mas is œ œ œ œ Christ - mas is " " ˙ œ œ past, twelve ˙ œ œ G past, twelve ˙ œ œ past, twelve " " œ œ œ tide is the œ œ œ G tide is the œ œ œ œ œ tide is the " " -6- !e King & & & & & # # # # # ˙ œ œ last And we œ œ œ D last And we ˙ œ œ last And we Ó œ œ And we " ˙ œ bid you ˙ œ G bid you . œ j œ œ œ bid you . œ j œ œ bid you " œ œ œ œ a - dieu, great œ œ œ œ C a - dieu, great œ œ œ œ a - dieu great œ œ œ œ a - dieu great " œ œ œ joy to the œ œ œ œ C D joy to the œ œ œ œ œ œ joy to the œ œ œ œ joy to the " & & & & & # # # # # ˙ Œ new ˙ Œ G new ˙ Œ new ˙ Œ new Ó œ œ " " " " . œ j œ œ œ G " " " " œ œ œ œ C " " " " œ œ œ œ œ œ C D -7- !e King & & & & & # # # # # Ó œ œ And we Ó œ œ And we Ó œ œ And we Ó œ œ And we œ Œ Œ G ˙ œ bid you ˙ œ G bid you . œ j œ œ œ bid you ˙ œ bid you " œ œ œ œ a - dieu great œ œ œ œ C a - dieu great œ œ œ œ a - dieu great œ œ œ œ a - dieu great " œ œ œ joy to the œ œ œ œ C D joy to the œ œ œ œ œ œ joy to the œ œ œ œ joy to the " . ˙ new . ˙ G new . ˙ new . ˙ new " -8- !e King 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