\version "2.14.2"

songDedication = \markup {for S.B.}

songTitle = "I Want to Read a Book"

songPoet = "S.W. Black"

songCopyright = "2016 S.W.Black"

tuneArranger = \markup { tune of \italic{ The Wassail Song } }

tuneComposer = "17th Century English"

tuneSource = \markup {from \italic {Christmas Carols, New and Old}}

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 e \major

\time 6/8

\tempo 4 = 160

}

sopMusic = \relative c' {

\time 6/8

\partial 8 e8 |

e4 fis8 gis4 fis8 |

e4 fis8 gis4 fis8 |

e4 b'8 b4 b8 |

b4. b4

b8 |

cis4 cis8 b4 gis8 |

b4. a4 gis8 |

fis4 e8 fis4 gis8 |

a4.

\time 2/2

\set Timing.measurePosition = #(ly:make-moment 1/2)

gis4 a |

b2 e4 cis |

b2 gis4 a |

b b e cis |

b2 gis4 a |

b2 cis4 gis |

a fis e dis |

e4. fis8 gis4 e |

a2 gis4 a |

b2 cis4 gis |

a fis e dis |

e2 \bar ":|"

}

altoMusic = \relative c' {

\time 6/8

e8 |

e4 e8 dis4 dis8 |

\slurDotted e4( e8) dis4 dis8 |

e4 e8 a4 gis8 |

fis4.~ fis4 fis8 |

a4 e8 e4 e8 |

\slurSolid fis4.( dis4) e8 |

\slurDotted cis4( e8) dis4 e8 |

dis4.

\time 2/2

\set Timing.measurePosition = #(ly:make-moment 1/2)

e4 dis |

e2 e4 fis |

gis2 e4 dis |

e dis gis e |

dis2 gis4 fis |

fis2 eis4 eis |

\slurSolid fis( cis) b b |

b4.( dis8) e4 e |

cis( dis) e e |

fis2 cis4 cis |

cis cis b2 |

b2 \bar ":|"

}

tenorMusic = \relative c' {

\time 6/8

gis8 |

gis4 a8 b4 a8 |

\slurDotted gis4( a8) b4 a8 |

gis4 b8 dis4 e8 |

dis4.~ dis4 dis8 |

e4 a,8 b4 b8 |

b4.~ b4 b8 |

cis4( b8) a4 gis8 |

fis4. \bar "||"

\time 2/2

\set Timing.measurePosition = #(ly:make-moment 1/2)

b4 b |

b2 cis4 dis |

e2 b4 b |

b b b ais |

b2 b4 cis |

b2 b4 b |

a2 gis4 fis |

\slurSolid gis4.( a8) b4 cis |

a2 b4 cis |

b2 gis4 b |

a4 a gis( fis) |

gis2 \bar ":|"

}

bassMusic = \relative c {

\time 6/8

e8 |

e4 e8 b4 b8 |

\slurDotted e4( e8) b4 b8 |

e4 gis8 fis4 e8 |

b'4.~ b4 b8 |

a4 a8 gis4 e8 |

\slurSolid dis4.( fis4) e8 |

\slurDotted a4( gis8) fis4 e8 |

b4.

\time 2/2

\set Timing.measurePosition = #(ly:make-moment 1/2)

e4 fis |

gis2 a4 a |

e2 e4 fis |

gis fis e fis |

b,2 e4 e |

dis2 cis4 cis |

\slurSolid fis( a,) b b |

gis'4.( fis8) e4 cis |

fis2 e4 cis |

dis2 eis4 eis |

fis4 a, b2 |

e2 \bar ":|"

}

lyricsA = \lyricmode {

\set stanza = #"1. "

So, I think I might real -- ly like to read an -- oth -- er book.

A big book or a lit -- tle book or one a -- bout a crook.

Be -- cause I like all my books.

I like to read them a lot.

And I'm sure they'll bring joy to me

as I get on to their plots.

I'm sure I'll get on to their plots.

}

lyricsB = \lyricmode {

\set stanza = #"2. "

I want to read a book a -- bout a leap -- ing lit -- tle frog,

a lit -- tle book a -- bout a real -- ly fanc -- y lit -- tle frog,

but this book's a -- bout toads

and I don't like those old toads.

So I'll put it back and look for an -- oth -- _ _ er book.

I'll put it back and get an -- oth -- er book.

}

lyricsC = \lyricmode {

\set stanza = #"3. "

I want to read a book a -- bout a wi -- zard named Har -- ry

an old wiz -- ard and a liz -- ard that's a wiz -- ard liz -- ard,

but this book's a -- bout a man who is called Dap -- per Dan

and that doesn't sound like a wiz -- ard or a liz -- ard to me.

That does not sound like a liz -- ard to me.

}

lyricsD = \lyricmode {

\set stanza = #"4. "

I want to do some -- thing that is real -- ly, real -- ly we -- ird.

Like get book co -- vers and use them while at the lib -- ra -- ry.

I think that it could be sweet when they see a book a -- bout meat

and they find it's a -- bout some veg' -- tar -- ian coo -- kies,

when they find it's a -- bout ve -- gan coo -- kies.

}

lyricsE = \lyricmode {

\set stanza = #"5. "

I want to read a book a -- bout some liv -- ing gi -- ant whales.

Space whales that are sail -- ing out in space, high a -- bove the sea.

but I think this book might

be a -- bout some light' -- ning bright.

I don't think that's what I was look -- ing for to -- day.

I don't think that's what I was look -- ing for to -- day.

}

\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

    >>

    \layout { }

}

}

\bookpart{

\header {

    title = \songTitle

    poet = \songPoet

} 

\score {

    <<

        \new Staff \new Voice = "tune" { \global \repeat unfold 5 \sopMusic }

        \new Lyrics \lyricsto "tune" {

                \lyricsA \lyricsB \lyricsC \lyricsD \lyricsE

        } 

    >>

    \midi { }

}

}