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       Brano estratto dal numero di
$GENNAIO-$MARZO #BJJH           N. #DD
                            $ANNO $XII

   $THE $SPINNING $WHEEL $JOHN $F.
               $WALLER                
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  #, <; $MEL-LOW THE MOON-LIGHT TO SHI
-NE IS BE-GIN-NING, 
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  #; <; CLOSE BY THE WIN-DOW YOUNG 
$EIL-EEN IS SPIN-NING,  
  '.!79.E 79.E 794 4T'-$G
  #: <; $BENT O.ER THE FIRE HER BLIND 
GRAND-MO-THER SIT-TING
  '.$5.J4 5.3D5'-$G#G 644'-$C 5T'-$G
  #/  <;  CROON-ING AND MOAN-ING AND 
DROW-SI-LY KNIT-TING/ =$CHORUS= $MER-
-RI-LY
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R'-$G @$CHORUS!W.JW
  #? <; CHEE-RE-LY NOISE-LESS-LY WHIR-
-RING SPINS THE WHEEL
  '.!8.H8 58W ED"CN'-$D 9.I9
  #+ <; RINGS THE REEL WHILE THE FOOT 
STIR-RING/ $LIGHT-LY AND
  '.!5.E5 579 DJ"CT'-$G 5.E5'-$G#G
  #= <; BRIGHT-LY AND AI-RI-LY RING-
-ING SOUNDS THE SWEET 
  '.!W.D5 644'-$C EJ"CT'-$G 4.D4'-$C
  #( <; VOICE OF THE YOUNG MAI-DEN 
SING-ING/
  '.!W.I8'-$G 9$5!9'-$D JH"CR'-$G2K

  $WHAT.S THE NOISE THAT $I HEAR AT 
THE WINDOW $I WONDER,@ ($TIS THE LIT-
TLE BIRDS CHIRPING THE HOLLY-BUSH UN-
DER.@ .$WHAT MAKES YOU BE SHOVING AND 
MOVING YOUR STOOL ON,@ $AN. SINGING, 
ALL WRONG, THAT OLD SONG OF ($THE $COO
-LIN)?)@ 
  =$CHORUS= 
  $THERE.S A FORM AT THE CASEMENT,- 
THE FORM OF HER TRUE LOVE,@ $AND HE 
WHISPERS, WITH FACE BENT: ($I.M WAI-
TING FOR YOU LOVE,@ $GET UP FROM THE 
STOOL, THROUGH THE LATTICE STEP LIGH-
TLY,@ $WE.LL ROVE IN THE GROVE WHILE 
THE MOON.S SHINING BRIGHTLY/)@ 
  =$CHORUS= 
  $THE MAID SHAKES HER HEAD, ON HER 
LIPS LAYS HER FINGERS,@ $STEALS UP 
FROM THE STOOL - LONGS TO GO AND YET 
LINGERS;@ $A FRIGHTENED GLANCE TURNS 
TO HER DROWSY GRANDMOTHER,@ $PUTS ONE 
FOOT ON THE STOOL, SPINS THE WHEEL 
WITH THE OTHER/@ 
  =$CHORUS= 
  $LAZILY, EASILY, SWINGS NOW THE 
WHEEL ROUND,@ $SLOWLY AND LOWLY IS 
HEARD NOW THE REEL.S SOUND;@ .$NOISE-
LESS AND LIGHT TO THE LATTICE ABOVE 
HER@ $THE MAID STEPS- THEN LEAPS TO 
THE ARMS OF HER LOVER/@ 
  =$CHORUS= 
  $SLOWER - AND SLOWER - AND SLOWER 
THE WHEEL SWINGS,@ $LOWER - AND LOWER 
- AND LOWER THE REEL RINGS;@ $ERE THE 
REEL AND THE WHEEL STOP THEIR RINGING 
AND MOVING,@ $THROUGH THE GROVE THE 
YOUNG LOVERS BY MOONLIGHT ARE ROVING/@
  =$CHORUS=