L O R E E NA M C K E N N I T T

S H E ET M U S I C
PIANO VOCAL

The Highwayman
From the Quinlan Road CD The Book Of Secrets

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The Highwayman
Music: by Loreena McKennitt Lyrics by Alfred Noyes

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ty trees at his chin, inn - yard, to - night, her hand

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was a ghost - ly of clar - et tapped with his whip on shall be back with loos - ened her hair i

gal - leon vel - vet, the shut - ters, the yel - low the case - ment!

gold

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the of was the burnt

cloud brown locked morn like -

on breech - es all - fore face

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rid - ing, twin - kle, daugh - ter, moon - light, moon- light!)

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in though and

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to the der the to her hell should gal - lopped a -

old inn - door. jew - elled sky. long black hair. bar the way. way to the west.

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daugh - ter and bound mus - ket be - side

her nar be - neath

bed; breast!

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gyp - sy's rib - bon, knelt at the case - ment, watch! And they kissed her.

loop - ing the pur - ple moor, mus - kets at their side! heard the dead man

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say

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came march - ing, ver - y win - dow; the moon - light

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march - ing win - dow; the moon - light

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up The though

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men came march - ing, see, through the case - ment, thee by the moon - light,

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to the old inn - door. road that he would ride. hell should bar the way!"

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stretched

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dark - ness

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like years!

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The

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lot - t - lot! Had they lot in the fros - ty turned; he spurred to the back, he spurred like a

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did not like a own red bran - dished hear? light! blood! high!

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She his wine

Down the eyes grew till the red were the

rib - bon of moon - light, wide for a mo - ment! dawn he heard it; spurs i the gold - en noon;

o - ver the brow of the hill, drew one last deep breath, face grew grey to hear - red was his vel - vet coat,

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way - man came ger moved in the the land - lord's him down on the

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Rid - ing, mus - ket land - lord's black like a dog

shat - tered the eyed on the

rid - ing! moon - light, daugh - ter, high - way,

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looked breast love blood to their in the in the on the

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pri - ming! moon - light moon- light, high - way,

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death. there. throat.

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and died with the bunch

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when the

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moor,

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high - way - man

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rid -

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up

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to the old

inn - door.

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