Cradle Song

X:12
T:Cradle Song
S:collected from Rudolph Meincke, Maryborough, QLD
S:collected by Mark Schuster and Maria Zann, 1984-2004
Z:transcribed by Samantha O'Brien (2022)
R:Lullaby
L:1/8
M:3/4
K:F
|:"F"a2b2a2 | "C"gc'-c'4 | "C7"g2a2g2 | "F"f6 | "Bb"f2e2d2 | "F"c2f2a2 |1 "G7"d2e2 (3fef | "C"g4c2 :|2 "C"b2d2e2 | "F"f4C2 ||
|:"F"C2D2C2 | "C7"B,2C4 | B,2C2B,2 | "F"A,6 | "Bb"D3CB,2 |1"F"A,6 | "G7"=B,6 | "C7"B,4B,2 :|2 "F"A,4C2 | "C7"D2E2A2 | "F"F4A2 ||
|:"Dm"d4f2 | "A7"e4^c2 | "Dm"d4f2 | "A7"e4^c2 | "Bb"d4cB | "Gm"AG- G2B2 | "A7"A3G FE |1"Dm"D2D2A2 :|2"Dm"D2H_E2 "A0"H=E2 | "C"Hz4c2 ||
|:"F"a2b2a2 | "C"gc'-c'4 | "C7"g2a2g2 | "F"f6 | "Bb"f2e2d2 | "F"c2f2a2 |1 "G7"d2e2 (3fef | "C"g4c2 :|2 "C"b2d2e2 | "F"f4f2 ||
K:Bb
|:"Bb"f4=e_e | "D7"d4-dc | "Eb"B4AG | "Bb"F4F2 | "D"D4=E^F | "Gm"G4AB | "C"c3A B=B | "F"c4F2 |1
"Bb"f4=e_e | "D7"d4-dc | "Eb"B4AG | "Bb"F4F2 | "Bb"B4cB | "D"A4d2 | "A"^c3A f=e | "D"d2^c2d2 |"F7" H e2 "cadenza" ^GA B=B :|2
"Bb"f4=e_e | "D7"d4-dc | "Eb"B4AG | "Bb"F4F2 | "G"_A2G2df | "Cm"f2e2cB | "F7"F2Hd2c2 | "Bb"B4c2 ||
K:F
"F"a2b2a2 | "C"gc'-c'4 | "C7"g2a2g2 | "F"f6 | "Bb"f2e2d2 | "F"c2f2a2 | "G7"d2e2 (3fef | "C"g4c2 |
"F"a2b2a2 | "C"gc'-c'4 | "A7"g2a2g2 | "Dm"f6 | "Bb"f2e2d2 | "F"c2f2a2 | "C"b2d2e2 | "F"fd/c/ =Bc dc|
"C"cc ^cd ^de | "F"fc =Bc dc | "C"CC ^CD ^DE | "F"HF2 HA2 Hf2 |]

Cradle Song - played by Ray Mulligan

Additional Information

Additional information may be available on the following people or organisations associated with the collection of this tune:
| Maria Zann | Mark Schuster | Rudolph Meincke | Samantha O'Brien |