Lester's Tune-a-Day

Jan Mijne Man is a Dutch/Flemish children's song, about a boy who desperately wants to be a knight. X:8 T:Jan Mijne Man M:2/4 L:1/16 K:Em G2 GF E2 EG|FEDE FGAF| G2 GF E2 EG|FEDF E2 EF:| GFGA B2 BA|GFGA BAGF| GFGA B2 BA|GFGA BAGF| G2 GF E2 EG|FEDE FGAF| G2 GF E2 EG|FEDF E4||

A wonderful tune composed by Otis Tomas of Baddeck, Cape Breton Island. X:390 T:New Land C:Otis Tomas M:3/4 L:1/8 K:G |:G3 F GA|B d3 e2|d2 dB A2|G2 GA BG| c2 cB AB|c e3 g2|e2 ec A2|A2 AB (3cBA| B3 G BG|B d3 ga|b2 ba g2|e2 ef ga| b2 ba g2|a f3 d2|Be e2 d2|1 e2 ed BA:|2 e2 ef ga|| |:b2 ba bc'|b2 a2 g2|c2 cB cd|c2 d2 e2| a2 ag ab|a2 g2 f2|B2 BA Bc|B2 c2 d2| g2 gf ga|g2 f2 e2|A2 AG AB|A2 G2 E2| d B3 G2|A F3 D2|B, E3 D2|1 E2 ef ga:|2 E2 ed BA||

A Tom Anderson jig from the Shetland Islands. The consensus is a peerie is a child’s spinning top in Scots. X:402 T:Peter's Peerie Boat C:Tom Anderson M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G g2g G2G|ABc def|g2g eag|fdd def| g2g G2G|ABc def|g2g dcA|BGG G2d:| g2g b2g|f2f a2f|e2e gfe|d3 B2B| cBc edc|B2d g2z|A2c e2z|F2A d2z| gfg bag|fef agf|e2e gfe|d3 B2B| cBc edc|B2d d'2c'|bag dgf|g3 G3||

The tune for an English Civil War ballad. X:401 T:When the King Enjoys His Own Again M:4/4 K:G D2 D2 G2 G2|ABcd B2 AB|c2 E2 F2 G2|A3 G G4:| A2 FG A2 B2|AGFG A2 B2|AGFG A2 B2|E3 E D4| d2 dc B2 AG|ABcd B2 AB|c2 E2 F2 G2|A3 G G4||

A 19th century Cornish carol. X:400 T:Sans Day Carol M:3/4 L:1/8 K:G G>B|d2 d2 d>c|B2 G2 B2|c2 A2 F2|G4 GB| d2 d2 dc|B2 G2 B2|c2 A2 F2|G4 GB|d2 d2 ef| g2 d2 d2|d2 d2 ef|g4 GB| d2 d2 dc|B2 G2 B2|c2 A2 F2|G4 A2| A4 A2|B4 GB|d2 d2 dc|B2 G2 B2|c2 A2 F2|G6|]

A carol from 1849 with a tune by Arthur Sullivan. X:399 T:It Came Upon a Midnight Clear K:G L:1/8 M:C GA|B2 A2 G2 AB|c2 B2 A2 d2|d2 B2 cd e2|d6 Bc| d2 d2 B2 G2|c2 B2 A2 GA|Bc d2 B2 A2|G6||

An American Christmas song written by James Lord Pierpont in 1857. X:272 T:Jingle Bells C:J. Pierpont M:2/4 L:1/8 K:G DB AG|D3 D/D/|DB AG|E4| Ec BA|F4|dd cA|B4| DB AG|D3 D/D/|DB AG|E4| Ec BA|dd dd|ed cA|G2 d2|| |:BB B2|BB B2|Bd G>A|B4| cc c>c|cB B B/B/|1BA AB|A2 d2 :||2 dd cA|G4||