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 (133211@1)and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?) I will sing you one-o. (What will the one be?) F (133211@1) Bb (x1333x@1) C (x32010@1) FOne (133211@1)the one that's all alone and ever more shall be so. Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?) I will sing you two-o. (What will the two be?) CTwo (x32010@1)of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o, F (133211@1) Bb (x1333x@1) C (x32010@1) FOne (133211@1)the one that's all alone and ever more shall be 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 (x4111x@5)of them were drivers, CTwo (x32010@1)of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o, F (133211@1) Bb (x1333x@1) C (x32010@1) FOne (133211@1)the one that's all alone and ever more shall be so. Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?) I will sing you four-o. (What will the four be?) C/G (3x555x@1) C/FFour (x4111x@5)Gospel preachers, Three of them were drivers, CTwo (x32010@1)of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o, F (133211@1) Bb (x1333x@1) C (x32010@1) FOne (133211@1)the one that's all alone and ever more shall be 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 (3x555x@1)ferrymen under the bush, C/F (x4111x@5) C/EFour (x3111x@5)Gospel preachers, Three of them were drivers, C/D (x5555x@1) CTwo (x32010@1)of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o, F (133211@1) Bb (x1333x@1) C (x32010@1) FOne (133211@1)the one that's all alone and ever more shall be so. Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?) I will sing you six-o. (What will the six be?) C/G (3x555x@1) C/FSix, (x4111x@5)the six pallbearers, Five ferrymen under the bush, C/E (x3111x@5) C/DFour (x5555x@1)Gospel preachers, Three of them were drivers, CTwo (x32010@1)of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o, F (133211@1) Bb (x1333x@1) C (x32010@1) FOne (133211@1)the one that's all alone and ever more shall be 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, (3x555x@1)seven stars under the sky, C/F (x4111x@5) C/ESix, (x3111x@5)the six pallbearers, Five ferrymen under the bush, C/D (x5555x@1) CFour (x32010@1)Gospel preachers, Three of them were drivers, Two of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o, F (133211@1) Bb (x1333x@1) C (x32010@1) FOne (133211@1)the one that's all alone and ever more shall be 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/G (3x555x@1) C/FEight (x4111x@5)Gabriel angels, Seven, seven stars under the sky, C/E (x3111x@5) C/DSix, (x5555x@1)the six pallbearers, Five ferrymen under the bush, C (x32010@1) C/Bb Four Gospel preachers, Three of them were drivers, CTwo (x32010@1)of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o, F (133211@1) Bb (x1333x@1) C (x32010@1) FOne (133211@1)the one that's all alone and ever more shall be 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 (3x555x@1)the bright eyed shiners, C/F (x4111x@5) C/EEight (x3111x@5)Gabriel angels, Seven, seven stars under the sky, C/D (x5555x@1) CSix, (x32010@1)the six pallbearers, Five ferrymen under the bush, C/Bb C/BFour (x2555x@1)Gospel preachers, Three of them were drivers, CTwo (x32010@1)of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o, F (133211@1) Bb (x1333x@1) C (x32010@1) FOne (133211@1)the one that's all alone and ever more shall be 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/G (3x555x@1) C/FTen (x4111x@5)the Ten Commandments, Nine the bright eyed shiners, C/E (x3111x@5) C/DEight (x5555x@1)Gabriel angels, Seven, seven stars under the sky, C (x32010@1) C/Bb Six, the six pallbearers, Five ferrymen under the bush, C/B (x2555x@1) C/GFour (3x555x@1)Gospel preachers, Three of them were drivers, CTwo (x32010@1)of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o, F (133211@1) Bb (x1333x@1) C (x32010@1) FOne (133211@1)the one that's all alone and ever more shall be 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 (3x555x@1)is the eleven that went straight to heaven, C/F (x4111x@5) C/ETen (x3111x@5)the Ten Commandments, Nine the bright eyed shiners, C/D (x5555x@1) CEight (x32010@1)Gabriel angels, Seven, seven stars under the sky, C/Bb C/BSix, (x2555x@1)the six pallbearers, Five ferrymen under the bush, C/G (3x555x@1) C/FFour (x4111x@5)Gospel preachers, Three of them were drivers, CTwo (x32010@1)of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o, F (133211@1) Bb (x1333x@1) C (x32010@1) FOne (133211@1)the one that's all alone and ever more shall be so. (4 beats of F) FAnd (133211@1)Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?) I will sing you twelve-o. (What will the twelve be?) C/G (3x555x@1) C/FTwelve, (x4111x@5)twelve Apostles, Eleven is the eleven that went straight to heaven, C/E (x3111x@5) C/DTen (x5555x@1)the Ten Commandments, Nine the bright eyed shiners, C (x32010@1) C/Bb Eight Gabriel angels, Seven, seven stars under the sky, C/B (x2555x@1) C/GSix, (3x555x@1)the six pallbearers, Five ferrymen under the bush, C/F (x4111x@5) C/EFour (x3111x@5)Gospel preachers, Three of them were drivers, C/D (x5555x@1) CTwo (x32010@1)of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o, F (133211@1) Bb (x1333x@1) C (x32010@1) FOne (133211@1)the one that's all alone and ever more shall be so, F (133211@1) Bb (x1333x@1) C (x32010@1) FOne (133211@1)the one that's all alone and ever more shall be so
