There were three Rauens

from Melismata, 1611

Gm Gm

Thomas Ravenscroft (c.1582-c.1635)

&b c
There

. .

. J

A dim G m

Gm

tree,

j .

Cm

. J

were three Rauens sat

on

Downe a

&b c

Vb c ? c b
Gm

# J b
Cm

j . # . j j . . J . b . J J
B

downe,

hey

downe a downe. There

&b & b . Vb ?b w

on a

with a

.
downe.

. j
on a tree, they

were three Rauens sat

tree,

There were three Rauens sat

w w

#. b w

& b #
were as blacke as they might

Gm

#
der - rie, der-rie,

be, with a

downe,

&b

Vb ?b w

. #. .

. j

der - rie, downe, downe.

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