The

Sheffield Apprentice

  
Traditional arr. Galbreath

              
      
Wistfully  = 112
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Soprano

 
                   
As I grew up in Bos ton in such a low de gree, My par ents they a

 

Alto

       
 
As I grew up in Bos ton in such a low de gree, My par ents they a

Tenor

        
 

Bass
Bos ton Bos ton Bos

      
S.             
7


           
dore me, no oth er child but me, Un be knownst to friends or


par ents, From

     

A.

   
  
dore me, no oth er child but me, Un be knownst to friends or par ents, From

T.

      
Bos ton



B.
ton Bos ton Bos ton
       
S.                
 
12




    
               
them I stole my way, And Steered my course to Lon don and bit ter be the day And

A.
 




    
     
them I stole my way, And Steered my course to Lon don and bit ter be the day And

T.


 

          
Bos ton Lon don Bit ter day And

B.

 

 
Bos ton Lon don Bit ter day And

S.                    
 
19


                  
when I got to Lon don a fair lad y met me there, And off ered me in wa ges to

A.
   

    
                 
when I got to Lon don a fair lad y met me there, And off ered me in wa ges to

T.

                     
 
when I got to Lon don a fair lad y met me there, And off ered me in wa ges to

B.

when I got to Lon don a fair lad y met me there, And off ered me in wa ges to

2
        
S.             

25

  
 

            
    
live with me one year, And off ered me in wage s fine house and fine land, If I'd


A.

    
 

                
live with me one year, And off ered me in wage s fine house and fine land, If I'd

T.

       
 

         
    
live with me one year, And off ered me in wage s fine house and fine land, If I'd

B.

 


live with me one year, And off ered me in wage s fine house and fine land, If I'd

   
S.                    
With Vigor  = 250

 
31


       
give con sent and mar ry her she'd be at my com mand I said Dear Miss Ex

 
              
Short and detached


 
A.

     
              
give con sent and mar ry her she'd be at my com mand Dear Miss

T.      

               
give con sent and mar ry her she'd be at my com mand I said Dear Miss Ex

       
  
Short and detached


 
B.

give con sent and mar ry her she'd be at my com mand Dear Miss

3
         
S.               
 
36


                
cu se me I can not wed you both, I'm prom ised to Pret ty Pol ly and

         
       
Sim.

A.

      
              
'scuse me can't wed both, I'm prom ised Pol ly

T.
  

                        
cu se me I can not wed you both, I'm prom ised to Pret ty Pol ly and

    
        
Sim.

B.

'scuse me can't wed both, I'm prom ised Pol ly

       
S. 
 
         
  
41

          
                 
 
bound ed with an oath, Then miss she grew an gry and from me fled a

     


A.

      
               
bound ed an oath she grew an gry she fled


T.

 
                             
bound ed with an oath, Then miss she grew an gry and from me fled a

       

B.

bound ed an oath she grew an gry she fled

4
      
S.     
         
 

46


             
   
way Swear ing by all her ven geance she'd be my ov er throw

        
 

A.

           
       
swear ing ven geance she'd be my ov er throw

  
 
T.

                    
way Swear ing by all her ven geance she'd be my ov er throw I

       
 
B.

swear ing ven geance she'd be my ov er throw I

      
S.      
 
51


 

          
 
I stepped out in the plea sant air

A.


            
 

T. 
     
I stepped out in the plea sant air

 
       
   
           
step ped out one eve ning to take the pleas ant air, I find Miss in the

B.
 
step ped out one eve ning to take the pleas ant air, I find Miss in the

5
      
S.            
56




            
   
ah ah She was view ing the lil lies ah

A.



    
            
ah ah She was view ing the lil lies ah

    

T.

     
           
gar den view ing the lil lies fair. The gold rings on her fin gers, as

   


B.

gar den view ing the lil lies fair. The gold rings on her fin gers, as

    
       
S.           
Extreme rit. Mournfully   = 52

   
61 



 
  
ah ah for it I must die Then

        

      
Extreme rit

A.



             
ah ah for it I must die

           
  
Extreme ritt

   
T.



     
                
she come past by me, She dropped them in my pock et and for it I must die

 
    
    
Extreme rit


B.


she come past by me, She dropped them in my pock et and for it I must die

6
        
S.           
         
    
67


       
A.  
I wasex ec u ted and on the gal lows hung, My friends and my re la tions all

     
   
Hum

T.

        
 
Hum Mm

B.
Mm Mm

                   
S.         
Very Slowly and

   
73 Deliberately



 
 
round me they did mourn, And my fath er and my moth er all round me they did cry. Fare

      
Hum

A.

    
       
Mm

T.

 
      
Mm

  

B.

Mm

7
      Rit.  
S.        
     
79

  

well my dear old par ents now I am bound to die.

    
 
Rit.

 

A.

    
now I am bound to die.

      
Rit.



T.


   
now

 
I am bound

 
to die.

 
  
Rit.

B.

now I am bound to die.