Tablature the black fly song - Wade Hemsworth

          



 From: Barrie McCombs <bmccombs@acs.ucalgary.ca>

  Subject: h/wade_hemsworth/the_black_fly_song.num

  

  

  THE BLACK FLY SONG    Time: 4/4    Tenor: C    Bass: C

  

  

        1            *           *           *

  'Twas early in the spring when I decide to go

         6m             *                 2m    *

  For to work up in the woods in North On-tar-i-o

      1            *                  *       *

  The unemployment office said they'd send me through

         6m         *             2m     * 

  To the Little Abi-tibi with the survey crew

  

  CHORUS:

          6m    *          *            *

  And the black flies, the little black flies

  1          *             *                *

  Always the black fly, no matter where you go

       2m           *           *          *

  I'll die with the black fly a-picking my bones

     *        *     1   *     *        2m    6m

  In North On-tar-i-o-i-o, in North On-tar-i-o

  

  Now the man, black Toby was the captain of the crew

  And he said, "I'm gonna tell you boys what we're gonna do

  They want to build a power dam and we must find a way

  For to make the Little Ab flow around the other way"

  

  So we survey to the east and we survey to the west

  And we couldn't make our minds up how to do it best

  Little Ab, Little Ab, what shall I do

  For I'm all but goin' crazy on the survey crew

  

  It was black fly, black fly everywhere

  A-crawlin' in your whiskers, a-crawlin' in your hair

  A-swimmin' in the soup, and a'swimmin in the tea

  Oh the devil take the black fly and let me be

  

  Black Toby fell to swearin' 'cause the work went slow

  And the state of our morale was gettin' pretty low

  And the flies swarmed heavy, it was hard to catch a breath

  As you staggered up and down the trail talkin' to yourself

  

  Now the bull cook's name was Blind River Joe

  If it hadn't been for him we'd have never pulled through

  For he bound up our bruises, and he kidded us for fun

  And he lathered us with bacon grease and balsam gum

  

  At last the job was over, Black Toby said, We're through

  With the Little Abitibi and the survey crew

  'Twas a wonderful experience and this I know

  I'll never go again to North Ontar-i-o

  

  NOTES:

  

  SYMBOLS:

  - Asterisk (*) =  new measure, play same chord

  - Period (.)   =  1/8 note rest at start of a measure

  - Underline(_) =  sustain note into next measure

  

  CHORDS (Number System):

  - Example:     1    2    3    4    5    6    7

  - Key of C:    C    D    E    F    G    A    B

  - Detailed description: /pub/guitar/other_stuff/numbering_system.txt

  

  - Submitted by:  Barrie McCombs (bmccombs@acs.ucalgary.ca)

  

  

  

   


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 The black fly song, de Wade hemsworth 

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