\version "2.10" \header { title = "NEGRO BOY SOLD FOR A WATCH." poet = "Words by Cowper." composer = "Arranged by G. W. C. from an old theme." source = "The Liberty Minstrel." tagline = "" } words = \lyricmode { When av -- a -- rice en -- slaves the mind, And self -- ish views a -- lone bear sway Man turns a sav -- age to his kind, And blood and ra -- pine mark his way. A -- las! for this poor sim -- ple toy, I sold the hap -- less Ne -- gro boy. } treble = \relative c' { \clef treble \key f \major \time 3/4 \autoBeamOff \partial 4 a'4 | bes8 bes a4 g8[ f] | d8 d g4 a | bes8 bes a4 g8[ f] | \break d8 e8 d4. a'8 | \stemUp bes bes a4 g8[ f] | d8 d g4 a | \break bes8 bes a4 g8[ f] | d8. e16 d4.\fermata \stemDown a'16[ c] | d8. d16 c4 \stemUp a8.[ g16] | \break f8 d g4. a8 | bes bes a4. g16[ f] | d8 e d4.\fermata \bar "|." } bass = \relative c { \clef bass \key f \major \time 3/4 \autoBeamOff \partial 4 f4 | g8 g f4 c | f8 f c4 f | e8 e d4 c8[ d] | \break a8 c \stemUp d4. \stemDown f8 | g g f4 e8[ d] | f f \stemUp c4 d | \break \stemNeutral f8 f f4 d | a8. a16 \stemUp d4.\fermata \stemDown f8 | d8. d16 f4 f | \break \stemUp d8 d c4. \stemDown f8 | g8 g f4. e16[ d] | \stemUp a8 cis d4.\fermata \bar "|." } \score { \new ChoirStaff \with{systemStartDelimiter = #'SystemStartBrace } << \new Staff = "upper" \new Voice = "treble" { \treble } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "treble" { \words } \new Staff = "lower" \new Voice = "bass" { \bass } >> \layout { indent=0 \context { \Staff \override Rest #'style = #'classical } \context { \Score \remove "Bar_number_engraver" } } \midi { \context { \Score tempoWholesPerMinute = #(ly:make-moment 100 4 ) }} }