\version "2.12.3" \header { title = "Stewball" composer = "from Ireland" } melody = \relative d' { \tempo 4 = 100 \clef treble \key g \major \time 6/8 \autoBeamOff \partial 8*4 \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"recorder" d8 g a b | a g4~g4.~ | g4 d8 g a b | a2.~ | a4 e16 e a8 b c | b a4~a4.~ | a4 fis8 fis g a | g2.~ | g4 } text = \lyricmode { Stew -- ball was a | good horse, __ he wore a high | head __ and the mane on his | fore -- top __ was fine as silk | thread. } harmonies = \chordmode { \set ChordNames.midiInstrument = #"orchestral strings" %orchestral strings" r2 | g2. | e2.:min | a2.:min | a2.:min | d2. | d4. d4.:7 | g4. c4. | d4:7 } music = { << \new ChordNames { \set chordChanges = ##t \harmonies } \new Voice = "one" { \melody } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "one" \text >> } \score { \music \layout { } } \score { \unfoldRepeats \music \midi { } } \markup{ \fill-line{ \column { \line { " " } \hspace #0.1 \line { \bold "2. " \column { "I rode him in England," "I rode him in Spain," "and I never did lose, boys," "I always did gain." } } \line { " " } \hspace #0.1 \line { \bold "3. " \column { "So come all you gamblers," "wherever you are," "and don't bet your money" "on that little grey mare." } } % \line \line { " " } \hspace #0.1 \line { \bold "4. " \column { "Most likely she'll stumble," "most likely she'll fall," "but you never will lose, boys," "on my noble Stewball." } } \line { " " } \hspace #0.1 \line { \bold "5. " \column { "As they were a-riding" "'bout halfway around" "that grey mare she stumbled" "and fell on the ground." } } \line { " " } \hspace #0.1 \line { \bold "6. " \column { "And 'way out yonder" "ahead of them all" "came a-prancing and a-dancing" "my noble Stewball." } } \line { " " } \hspace #0.1 \line { \bold "7. " \column { "Stewball was a race horse," "and by the day he was mine" "he never drank water" "he always drank wine." } } } % \column } % \fill-line } % \markup