Wrap up, roll up (Percy Snowdon)

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• (Posted 2003-04-15)  CPDL #04747:  PDF & MIDI files available

Editor: John Kilpatrick (submitted 2003-04-15).   Score information: A4, 24 pages, 258 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: No. 1 from 'Northumbrian Folk Songs'

General Information

Title: Wrap Up, Roll Up
Composer: Percy Snowdon

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Folksong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

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English text

Wrap up, roll up the feetie on’t;
we never knew we had a bairn
until we heard the greetin’ on’t.
Ah,
Red lips, rosy cheeks,
just like the mother on’t;
black hair, knock-knees,
just like the father on’t;
we never knew we had a bairn
until we heard the blather on’t.