\version "2.14.2"

songDedication = \markup {for J.C.}

songTitle = "I Would Like"

songPoet = "S.W. Black"

songCopyright = "2016 S.W.Black"

tuneArranger = \markup {tune of \italic { O Little Town of Bethlehem } }

tuneComposer = "Lewis H. Redner (1831–1908)"

tuneSource = \markup {from \italic {Christmas Carols and Hymns for School and Choir}, 1910}

albumCopyright = \markup {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License}

albumTagline = \markup {for \italic {Christmas 2016.}

                    If you can do better, fork it from

                    https://github.com/mrbeany/christmas-2016}

% Fancier Copyright/Tagline messages

\include "../book/album.ily"

global = {

\key g \major

\time 4/4

\autoBeamOff

\tempo 4 = 95

}

sopMusic = \relative c'' {

\partial 4 b4 | b b ais b | d c e, a | g fis8 g a4 d, | b'2. b4 |

b b e d | d c e, a | g fis8 g b4. a8 | g2. b4 |

b b a g | fis2 fis4 fis | e fis g a | b2. b4 |

b b ais b | d c e, e' | d g, b4. a8 | g2. \bar "|."

}

altoMusic = \relative c' {

d4 |

d d cis d |

\slurDotted f( e) c e |

d d d d |

d2. d4 |

d g gis gis |

a e c e |

d d fis fis |

g2. g4 |

g g fis e |

dis2 dis4 dis |

e fis g e |

fis2. g4 |

d d cis d |

\slurSolid e e c e8[ fis] |

g4 cis, d4 c |

b2. \bar "|."

}

lyricsA = \lyricmode {

\set stanza = #"1. "

Once up -- on a time I thought I might eat lit -- tle pick -- les nice.

Once up -- on a time I thought I'd eat them with __ _ knives.

Pick -- les and knives they are sub -- lime. I hope that you try them twice.

They are just the thing that you need, if you are eat -- ing rice.

}

lyricsB = \lyricmode {

\set stanza = #"2. "

I hope that you like to eat fish but per -- haps __ _ not~fish, some chow~der.

It's made with fish and that's not all. It's al -- so made with pow -- der.

I hope you like to eat it. I've a gal -- lon or five.

I think it's good e -- nough to say that I could eat it thrice.

}

lyricsC = \lyricmode {

\set stanza = #"3. "

I would like to sing some -- thing a -- bout the beast that dwells here now.

I think this beast is real -- ly swell. I think I will call him Al.

Al may be a sas -- quatch, but he's al -- so my big pal.

I want to sing to him all day or may -- be swim~the can -- al.

}

lyricsD = \lyricmode {

\set stanza = #"4. "

I would like to do some -- thing here per -- haps I could knit~him a hood.

Per -- haps I could of -- fer him some -- thing like a mys -- ter -- i~ous wood.

I think he might like to eat some -- thing love -- ly and brown.

He might real -- ly like to eat cho -- co -- late right from the town.

}

lyricsE = \lyricmode {

\set stanza = #"5. "

I thought he might like cho -- co -- late but he~seems more a ca -- rob guy.

Per -- haps it's be -- cause he~likes the woods and to see you out. Good bye.

I think he might like too eat love -- ly green fronds of shoots.

Your camp -- fire is just po -- lu -- tion, so see, it's you that's rude.

}

lyricsF = \lyricmode {

\set stanza = #"6. "

I would like to eat some -- thing, yes, some -- thing per -- _ haps not right.

I'd like smash my knuck -- les and per -- haps make me __ _ some rice.

I thought I might want to drink some cho -- co -- late or some tea.

I made all this stuff yes -- ter -- day and now I must go pee.

}

tenorMusic = \relative c' {

g4 |

g g g g |

\slurDotted gis( a) a c |

\slurSolid b a8[ b] c4 c |

b2. g4 |

g b b e |

e e e c |

b a8[ b] d4 c |

b2. d4 |

d b c cis |

dis2 dis4 b |

e, fis g e' |

dis2. d4 |

d b g g |

gis a a a |

b a8[ g] g4 fis |

g2. \bar "|."

}

bassMusic = \relative c' {

g4 |

g g g g |

\slurDotted c,( c) c c |

d d d d |

g,2. g'4 |

g f e e |

a a a, c |

d4. d8 d4 d |

g2. g4 |

g g a ais |

b2 b4 b, |

e fis g c |

b2. g4 |

g g g g |

c, c c c |

d e d4 d |

g,2. \bar "|."

}

\bookpart{

\tocItem \songTitle

\header {

    title = \songTitle

    poet = \songPoet

    dedication = \songDedication

    %translator = \songTranslator

    composer = \tuneComposer

    arranger = \tuneArranger

    source = \tuneSource

    copyright = \albumCopyright

    tagline = \albumTagline

}

\score {

    <<

        \new Staff \new Voice = "sopranos" { \global \sopMusic }

        \new Lyrics \lyricsto "sopranos" \lyricsA

        \new Lyrics \lyricsto "sopranos" \lyricsB

        \new Lyrics \lyricsto "sopranos" \lyricsC

        \new Lyrics \lyricsto "sopranos" \lyricsD

        \new Lyrics \lyricsto "sopranos" \lyricsE

        \new Lyrics \lyricsto "sopranos" \lyricsF

    >>

    \layout { }

}

}

\bookpart{

\header {

    title = \songTitle

    poet = \songPoet

}

\score {

    <<

        \new Staff \new Voice = "tune" { \global \repeat unfold 6 \sopMusic }

        \new Lyrics \lyricsto "tune" {

                    \lyricsA \lyricsB \lyricsC

                    \lyricsD \lyricsE \lyricsF

        }

    >>

    \midi { }

}

}