Malbrook
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X:39 T:Malbrook T:For He Is A Jolly Good Fellow % NFF Book 2017 C:Trad H:A French air and burlesque song that lamented the rumoured death of H:the Duke of Marlbrough, John Churchill, at the battle of Malplaquet 1709. H:In 1789 this tune was whistled to a group of natives at Sydney harbour H:as witnessed by Watkin Tench. O:Australia, NSW, Sydney R:Jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G G/2A/2|B2B BAB|c3{c}BcB|A2A {B}AGA|B2GG2A| B2B BAB|c3B2d|B2G {B}AGA|G3-G2B/c/|| d2Be2e|d3-d2B/2c/2|d2Be2e|d3-d2G/2A/2| B2B BAB|c3{c}BcB|A2A {B}AGA|B2GG2A| B2B BAB|c3B2d|B2G {B}AGA|G3G2z||