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= September 11 =

Notes of part of "The Mulberry Bush"
Please note that this section is about the red part of the lyrics that follow:

Here we go round the mulberry bush; the mulberry bush; the mulberry bush. Here we go round the mulberry bush, so early in the morning.

In practice, everyone sings this line (assuming the song is in F) as F-E-E-D-C, but songbooks often write A-G-G-E-C when they arrange this song. Any reason for this?? Georgia guy (talk) 01:44, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
 * The very similar song "Nuts in May" has sheet music which may help clarify. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 02:42, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
 * As a folk song, there are going to be numerous variations on both the lyrics and the melody. That's the reason why there are differences.  Because different people have learned to sing it differently.  -- Jayron 32 11:53, 11 September 2023 (UTC)