Sheep’s Wool/La Laine des Moutons

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Key: Am*

Form: Waltz

ABC*:

X: 1
T: La laine des moutons
O: Quebec
Z: 2009 John Chambers 
S: printed MS "transcribed by TP 9/01", probably Tom Pixton
N: presented by France Bourque, Oktoberfest 2001
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
K: Em
%%indent 200
P: instrumental
BBB \
| "Em"BA GB AG | "D"AG FA GF | "C"GF ED EF | "Em"E2 z2 |]
P: vocal
B,2 \
| "Em"EE E2 F2 | "Am"G4 G2 | "B7"FG A2 F2 | "Em"G2 E2 \
B,2 | "Em"EE E2 F2 | "C"G4 B2 | "B7"BA G2 F2 | "Em"E4 |]
P: chorus
[B2E2] \
| "B"[F4^D4] [B2F2] | "Em"[G4E4] [B2G2] | "B7"[BG][AF] [G2E2] [F2^D2] | "Em"[G2E2] [E2B,2] \
[B2E2] \
| "B"[F4^D4] [B2F2] | "C"[G4E4] [B2G2] | "Am"[BG][AF] [G2E2] "B7"[F2^D2] |"Em"[E3E3] |]

MP3: (Played/sung by Pascal Gemme)

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MP3: The song’s words in French, taught by Pascal. See the written lyrics, a longer version, below in Notes:

 

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DK’s transcription

Youtube: (The song version; see lyrics below.)

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Other Tunes in Set:

Region: Quebec

*Notes:  The ABC above is in Em and I find versions in Em, Dm and F.  Pascal Gemme plays and sings in Am, presumably to suit his vocal range.  The ABC also starts with a short intro that isn’t used in Pascal’s playing or the sheet music.

This waltz is also a song with these lyrics:

La laine des moutons, c’est nous qui la tondaine,
La laine des moutons, c’est nous qui la tondons,
Tondons, tondons
La laine des moutaines
Tondons, tondons
La laine des moutons
La laine des moutons, c’est nous qui la lavaine,
La laine des moutons, c’est nous qui la lavons,
Lavons, lavons
La laine des moutaines
Lavons, lavons
La laine des moutons
Etc. avec :
Cardaine, cardons
Peignaine, peignons
Filaine, filons
Teignaine, teignons
Tissaine, tissons (ou Tricotaine, tricotons)
Portaine, portons (ou mettaine, mettons)
Reprisaine, reprisons
Jetaine, jetons

 

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