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ALlSTER, SON OF COll THE SPLENDID

(Alasdair Mac Colla)

Copyright © 2001 by HAL LEONARD CORPORATION Folksong from the Hebrides

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1. AI-is ter, brave son art _ thou, of Coli the splen did, o ho
2. Ach- nam breac lies low _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ By the loch shore o ho

C F Om Am Om C Am Chorus

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'Twas thy hand, that struck the blow, Thine_ the brave deed, trowm_ ai Iy. I How-
Him they bur y 0 ho And_ for him make moan and wail - ing.j

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0 How - 10 How - lay - leev - 0 how - low - ho - ro

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Gaelic Lyrics
1. Alasdair Mhic v-ha
Chblla ghasda, v-M
As do laimh gu'n o-M
Earbainn tapadh (rom eile.
Chorus
2. Chall eilibh 0 hi chall 0 ho ro
Ehall eilibh ohao chall 0 ho ro
Chall a 10 hao rio chall a ho ro
Hao i () ho from eile.

AR FOl lOl lOl 0

Copyright © 2001 by HAL LEONARD CORPORATION Irish folksong

E A E

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1.,3.,5. Ar fol 101 101 o ho ro, ar fol 101 101 Ar
2. There's lilt in the song I sing, there's laugh - ter and There's
4. And wheth - er the blood be high land, low - land or And

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heav - en
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ay, _ _ _ _ __
bove. _ _ _ __
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wheth - er the skin be black or white as the snow, _ _ _ __ Of

E A E A B

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fol 101 101 o ho ro, _ __ ar fol 101 101 ay, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
rea - son there's none and why should there be _ __ for bye, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____
kith and of kin we're one, be it right, be it wrong, ___________

E A B

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Fol lee _ _ fol 0 ho ro, ar fol 101 101 ay. _ _ _ ___
As long as there's fire in the blood and a light in the eye. _ _ _ __
As long as our voi ces join the cho - rus of song. _ _ __