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This is a traditional carol that exists in similar forms under the names Green Grow the Rushes, O, The Carol of the Twelve Numbers, The Dilly Carol (or The Dilly Song), or The Teaching Song. It is cumulative, each verse adding one item to all the previous versions. Similarly, the musical structure, based in F, builds each verse on the Dominant C with accented notes that begin with G and work down the scale such that "Two of them were lily white babes . . ." always ends with C. The third repetition starts the chorus with C/F and walks back to C. Further verses start the chorus with C/G and work down the scale accenting different notes with each line (C/G, C/F, C/E, C/D, etc.). This may not follow exactly with the album version, but it's close and sounds good when played along with the recording. In the Great Big Sea version, beginning with the seventh verse and going through the end there is an extra two beats of F before each repeat (four beats for the last repeat). =========================================================== Come and I Will Sing You (The Twelve Apostles) Great Big Sea From the album The Hard and the Easy Tabbed by Steve Sisk (siskny) 2/2 time
FCome and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?) I will sing you one-o. (What will the one be?) FOne the one that's Bball alone and Cever more shall Fbe so.
Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?) I will sing you two-o. (What will the two be?)
CTwo of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o, FOne the one that's Bball alone and Cever more shall Fbe so.
Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?) I will sing you three-o. (What will the three be?)
C/FThree of them were drivers, CTwo of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o, FOne the one that's Bball alone and Cever more shall Fbe so.
Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?) I will sing you four-o. (What will the four be?)
C/GFour Gospel preachers, C/FThree of them were drivers, CTwo of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o, FOne the one that's Bball alone and Cever more shall Fbe so.
Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?) I will sing you five-o. (What will the five be?)
C/GFive ferrymen under the bush, C/FFour Gospel preachers, C/EThree of them were drivers, C/DTwo of them were lily white babes, Ccloth-ed all in green-o, FOne the one that's Bball alone and Cever more shall Fbe so.
Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?) I will sing you six-o. (What will the six be?)
C/GSix, the six pallbearers, C/FFive ferrymen under the bush, C/EFour Gospel preachers, C/DThree of them were drivers, CTwo of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o, FOne the one that's Bball alone and Cever more shall Fbe so.
(2 beats of F) And Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?) I will sing you seven-o. (What will the seven be?)
C/GSeven, seven stars under the sky, C/FSix, the six pallbearers, C/EFive ferrymen under the bush, C/DFour Gospel preachers, CThree of them were drivers, Two of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o, FOne the one that's Bball alone and Cever more shall Fbe so.
(2 beats of F) And Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?) I will sing you eight-o. (What will the eight be?)
C/GEight Gabriel angels, C/FSeven, seven stars under the sky, C/ESix, the six pallbearers, C/DFive ferrymen under the bush, CFour Gospel preachers, C/BbThree of them were drivers, CTwo of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o, FOne the one that's Bball alone and Cever more shall Fbe so.
(2 beats of F) And Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?) I will sing you nine-o. (What will the nine be?)
C/GNine the bright eyed shiners, C/FEight Gabriel angels, C/ESeven, seven stars under the sky, C/DSix, the six pallbearers, CFive ferrymen under the bush, C/BbFour Gospel preachers, C/BThree of them were drivers, CTwo of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o, FOne the one that's Bball alone and Cever more shall Fbe so.
(2 beats of F) And Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?) I will sing you ten-o. (What will the ten be?)
C/GTen the Ten Commandments, C/FNine the bright eyed shiners, C/EEight Gabriel angels, C/DSeven, seven stars under the sky, CSix, the six pallbearers, C/BbFive ferrymen under the bush, C/BFour Gospel preachers, C/GThree of them were drivers, CTwo of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o, FOne the one that's Bball alone and Cever more shall Fbe so.
(2 beats of F) And Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?) I will sing you eleven-o. (What will the eleven be?)
C/GEleven is the eleven that went straight to heaven, C/FTen the Ten Commandments, C/ENine the bright eyed shiners, C/DEight Gabriel angels, CSeven, seven stars under the sky, C/BbSix, the six pallbearers, C/BFive ferrymen under the bush, C/GFour Gospel preachers, C/FThree of them were drivers, CTwo of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o, FOne the one that's Bball alone and Cever more shall Fbe so.
(4 beats of F)
FAnd Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?) I will sing you twelve-o. (What will the twelve be?) C/GTwelve, twelve Apostles, C/FEleven is the eleven that went straight to heaven, C/ETen the Ten Commandments, C/DNine the bright eyed shiners, CEight Gabriel angels, C/BbSeven, seven stars under the sky, C/BSix, the six pallbearers, C/GFive ferrymen under the bush, C/FFour Gospel preachers, C/EThree of them were drivers, C/DTwo of them were lily white babes, Ccloth-ed all in green-o, FOne the one that's Bball alone and Cever more shall Fbe so, FOne the one that's Bball alone and Cever more shall Fbe so