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|f_annotation='''DOWNHILL OF LIFE [2].''' AKA - "In the downhill of life," “Tomorrow; or, The Happy Fellow.” English, Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. "The Downhill of Life" was written by English actor and poet [[wikipedia:John Collins (poet)|John Collins]] (1742-1808), of Birmingham, and published in newspapers around the year 1804. It proved popular and appeared on broadsides and in songsters well into the nineteenth century. | |f_annotation='''DOWNHILL OF LIFE [2].''' AKA - "In the downhill of life," “Tomorrow; or, The Happy Fellow.” English, Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. "The Downhill of Life" was written by English actor and poet [[wikipedia:John Collins (poet)|John Collins]] (1742-1808), of Birmingham, and published in newspapers around the year 1804. It proved popular and appeared on broadsides and in songsters well into the nineteenth century. The first stanza goes: | ||
<blockquote> | <blockquote> | ||
''In the downhill of life, when I find I'm declining,''<br> | ''In the downhill of life, when I find I'm declining,''<br> | ||
''May my lot no less fortunate be''<br> | ''May my lot no less fortunate be''<br> | ||
''Than a snug elbow | ''Than a snug elbow chair can afford for reclining,''<br> | ||
''And a cot that o' | ''And a cot that o'er looks the wide sea;''<br> | ||
''With an ambling pad | ''With an ambling pad poney to pace o'er the lawn,''<br> | ||
''While I carol away idle sorrow,''<br> | ''While I carol away idle sorrow,''<br> | ||
''And blithe as the lark that each day hails the dawn,''<br> | ''And blithe as the lark that each day hails the dawn,''<br> | ||
''Look | ''Look forward with hope for to-morrow, to-morrow, to-morrow,''<br> | ||
''Look forward with hope for to-morrow.'' | |||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
"The Downhill of Life" was also printed in G.E. Blake's '''Gentleman's Amusement''' (Philadelphia, c. 1824, p. 21) | "The Downhill of Life" was also printed in G.E. Blake's '''Gentleman's Amusement''' (Philadelphia, c. 1824, p. 21) | ||
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DOWNHILL OF LIFE [2]. AKA - "In the downhill of life," “Tomorrow; or, The Happy Fellow.” English, Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. "The Downhill of Life" was written by English actor and poet John Collins (1742-1808), of Birmingham, and published in newspapers around the year 1804. It proved popular and appeared on broadsides and in songsters well into the nineteenth century. The first stanza goes:
In the downhill of life, when I find I'm declining,
May my lot no less fortunate be
Than a snug elbow chair can afford for reclining,
And a cot that o'er looks the wide sea;
With an ambling pad poney to pace o'er the lawn,
While I carol away idle sorrow,
And blithe as the lark that each day hails the dawn,
Look forward with hope for to-morrow, to-morrow, to-morrow,
Look forward with hope for to-morrow.
"The Downhill of Life" was also printed in G.E. Blake's Gentleman's Amusement (Philadelphia, c. 1824, p. 21)
