\version "2.14.2"

songDedication = \markup {for R.B.}

songTitle = "Stone Cat"

songPoet = "S.W. Black"

songCopyright = "2016 S.W.Black"

tuneIs = \markup { \italic{ What Child is This? } }

tuneComposer = "16th Century English Air"

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

albumLicense = \markup {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License}

albumTitle = \markup { \italic{Christmas 2016}}

formatSource = \markup { from \tuneSource }

formatCopyright = \albumLicense

formatArranger = \markup { tune of \tuneIs }

% -- format for inclusion --

formatSubtitle = \markup { tune is \tuneIs }

formatSubsubtitle = \markup { from \tuneSource }

formatMeter = \markup {}

formatArranger = \markup { }

formatPiece = \markup {}

formatOpus = \markup {}

formatTagline = \markup { If you can do better, fork it from https://github.com/mrbeany/ }

formatCopyright = \markup { Copyright \char ##x00A9 \songCopyright \albumLicense }

% Fancier Copyright/Tagline messages

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

global = {

\key g \major

\time 6/8

\autoBeamOff

\mergeDifferentlyHeadedOn

\mergeDifferentlyDottedOn

\tempo 4 = 60

}

sopMusic = \relative c' {

\partial 8 e8 |

g4 a8 b8. c16 b8 | a4 fis8 d8. e16 fis8 | g4 e8 e8. dis16 e8 |

fis4. b,4 e8 | g4 a8 b8. c16 b8 | a4 fis8 d8. e16 fis8 |

g8. fis16 e8 dis8. cis16 dis8 | e4. e |

d'4. d8. cis16 b8 | a4 fis8 d8. e16 fis8 |

g4 e8 e8. dis16 e8 | fis4 dis8 b4. |

d'4. d8. cis16 b8 | a4 fis8 d8. e16 fis8 |

g8. fis16 e8 dis8. cis16 dis8 | e4. e4 \bar "|."

}

altoMusic = \relative c' {

b8 | e4 d8 d4 g8 | fis4 d8 d4 c8 | b4 b8 a4 e'8 |

dis4. b4 b8 | e4 d8 d4 g8 | fis4 d8 d4 c8 | b4 c8 b4 b8 | b4. b |

fis' b8.[ a16] g8 | fis4 d8 d4 c8 | b4 b8 a4 e'8 | dis4 b8 b4. |

fis'4. b8.[ a16] g8 | fis4 d8 d4 c8 | b4 c8 b4 b8 | b4. b4 \bar "|."

}

tenorMusic = \relative c' {

g8 | b4 a8 g4 b8 | d4 a8 fis4 a8 | g4 g8 e4 e8 |

b'4. b4 g8 | b4 a8 g4 b8 | d4 a8 fis4 a8 | g4 a8 fis4 fis8 | g4. g |

b4. d4 d8 | d4 a8 fis4 a8 | g4 g8 a4 e8 | b'4 fis8 b4. |

b d4 d8 | d4 a8 fis4 a8 | g4 a8 fis4 fis8 | g4. g4 \bar "|."

}

bassMusic = \relative c {

e8 | e4 fis8 g4 g8 | d4 d8 d4 dis8 | e4 e8 c4 c8 |

b4. b'4 e,8 | e4 fis8 g4 g8 | d4 d8 d4 dis8 | e4 a,8 b4 b8 | e4. e |

b' g4 g8 | d4 d8 d4 dis8 | e4 e8 c4 c8 | b4 b8 b4. |

b' g4 g8 | d4 d8 d4 dis8 | e4 a,8 b4 b8 | e4. e4 \bar "|."

}

lyricsA = \lyricmode {

\set stanza = #"1."

I want to pet this love -- ly kit -- ty

but I don't know who or __ _ what~she be.

Is she a short -- _ hair or a Sphinx

or has some -- thing __ _ hor -- ri -- ble hap -- pen'd?

Kitty, kitty, you're a stone, stone cat.

You were just __ _ pre -- tend all __ _ the time.

Kitty, kit -- ty,

You were just a con -- crete __ _ sta -- tue in __ _ a sha -- dow.

}

lyricsB = \lyricmode {

\set stanza = #"2."

I want to pet some -- thing real -- ly soft.

Like a soft kitty cat and __ _ not~a bird.

Birds aren't so soft __ _ and they're so fra -- gile.

I real -- ly can't just hug and squeeze them.

Kitty, kitty, I love you __ _ so.

You're a love -- ly kit-- ty, I hope you know.

Kitty, kit -- ty, I love you so,

and I hope __ _ that you __ _ like my song.

}

lyricsC = \lyricmode {

\set stanza = #"3."

I want to name a __ _ love -- ly cat.

And, I think I'd name it __ _ Pepper -- jack.

But then, per -- haps __ _ I'd change my mind

and __ _ then change it to But -- ter -- squash Fish.

Kitty, kitty, I love you __ _ so!

Know -- ing you seems ver -- y __ _ far a -- way.

Kitty, Kit -- ty, I love you so!

And I want to __ _ meet __ _ you some day.

}

lyricsD = \lyricmode {

\set stanza = #"4."

I would like to have a cat or two.

When I'm~a grown -- up or may be older, too.

I think it might be __ _ nice

to own a whole kit -- ty -- cat sanc -- tu -- _ a -- ry.

Kitties! Kitties! How I love you so!

And in front, there would be stone cat, you know.

Kitties! Kit -- ties! How I~love you so!

And I would name __ _ all __ _ of __ _ them.

}

\bookpart{

\tocItem \songTitle

\header {

    dedication = \songDedication 

    title = \songTitle 

    subtitle = \formatSubtitle % \tuneIs

    subsubtitle = \formatSubsubtitle % \tuneSource

    instrument = \markup { }

    poet = \songPoet 

    composer = \tuneComposer 

    meter = \formatMeter

    arranger = \formatArranger 

    piece = \formatPiece

    opus = \formatOpus

    tagline = \formatTagline

    copyright = \formatCopyright

}

\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

    >>

    \layout { }

}

}

\bookpart{

\header {

    title = \songTitle

    poet = \songPoet

}

\score {

    <<

        \new Staff \new Voice = "tune" { \global \repeat unfold 4 \sopMusic }

        \new Lyrics  \lyricsto "tune" { \lyricsA \lyricsB \lyricsC \lyricsD }

    >>

    \midi { }

}

}