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From: dbw@sdcsvax.UUCP (Dave Wollner)
Newsgroups: net.music.folk
Subject: Re: `When Johnny Comes Marching Home'
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Date: Thu, 10-Jan-85 21:16:08 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 10 21:16:08 1985
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Reply-To: dbw@sdcsvax.UUCP (David B. Wollner)
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Summary: 

I was just working out the music for "When Johnny Comes Marching
Home Again" before reading this article.  The chords I am using
are listed at the end of this message.  The words listed along
with the chords are one person's remembrances and not supposed
to bear any resemblance to reality.  From what I have seen it
is played in 6/8 time, but should not suffer from conversion
to 4/4.

I have chosen the key of c minor since it is easier for the
banjo in regular c tuning.  I have the words to a bawdy song
which uses the same music, so if someone can post the words
to the original I would appreciate it.  The bawdy version is
available in a book "The Dirty Song" by Jerry Silverman along
with his music.

If anyone is interested in a version for a frailed banjo, let
me know and I will try to come up with a notation which can be
sent over uucp.

	- dbw

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Cm				       B flat
When Johnny comes marching home again, hurrah, hurrah,
Cm					       G
When Johnny comes marching home again, hurrah, hurrah,
Cm		   B flat
The boys will play and the girls will shout
A flat		     G
The ladies they will all come out
          Cm  B flat A flat G    Cm
And we'll all be     gay    when Johnny comes marching home.