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This sheet music is to be used for

Sing for Water 2014 only.
It is not for sale or distribution.

Bring Me Little Water, Sylvie

Use score in conjuction with sound les.
Arr: Bruce Knight

Lead Belly

q = 120

A Swing qaa z=[qp ]e

b 4

Soprano & b b 4
J

J w

Bring me lit-tle wa - ter, Syl- vie, Bring me lit-tle wa - ter now,

Alto

b
& b b 44

Bring me lit-tle wa - ter, Syl- vie, Bring me lit-tle wa - ter

Tenor

Bass

b

& b b 44
J

Bring me lit-tle wa - ter, Syl- vie,

Bring me lit-tle wa - ter

now,

w
J

Syl - vie,

A.

Ev' ry lit - tle once in a while.

b
&b b

Syl - vie,

T.

B.

b
&b b
Syl

- vie,

?b
bb

Mm

Ev' ry lit - tle once in a while.

j
-

mm - mm

Ev' ry lit - tle once in a while.

Syl - vie,

Bring me lit-tle wa - ter,

Mm-mm-mm - mm

Bring me lit-tle wa - ter,

b J

J

Bring me lit-tle wa - ter, Syl - vie, Bring me lit-tle wa - ter now,

6

Bring me lit-tle wa - ter,

now,

? b 4
b b 4
J

b
S. & b b

Bring me lit-tle wa - ter,

Mm

mm - mm

Ev' ry lit - tle once in a while.

Mm

mm,

mm,

mm,

w
-

mm,

11

S.

b
&b b
Mm

A.

b
&b b

J
-

B.

b
&b b
Mm

J
-

mm - mm

?b w
bb
Mm

Mm

w
-

mm,

mm,

mm - mm,

Mm-mm mm - mm

T.

mm,

mm - mm

Mm-mm mm - mm

b
J

Mm

mm - mm,

mm,

Mm-mm - m - m - m - mm.

Mm-mm - m - m - m - mm.

Mm-mm - m - m - m - mm.

w
Mm

mm,

mm,

Mm

Copyright 2013
For permission to use this arrangement for any other use than Sing For Water 2014, please contact Bruce on bruce@naturalvoice.net

16

b
S. & b b w

Mm

A.

b
&b b w

mm - mm

Mm-mm-mm - mm

T.

b
&b b w

b
Syl - vie says she loves

B.

?b w
bb

Syl - vie says she loves

mm.

mm,

Mm

mm - mm,

Mm-mm-mm - mm

mm,

me,

But

But

mm,

be - lieve she lies,

me,

She

be - lieve she lies,

She

21

b
S. & b b
Mm

A.

b
&b b

J
-

mm - mm - mm,

Mm-mm-mm - mm - mm,

T.

B.

b j
&b b

has - n't been to

Mm-mm -m-m-m - mm.

Bring me lit-tle wa - ter,

Mm-mm -m-m-m - mm.

b j
J n

see

me, Since the last day in

Ju - ly.

? b
bb
J

has - n't been to

see

me, Since the last day in

Ju - ly.

%
J
j

Bring me lit-tle wa - ter,

J
Bring me lit-tle wa - ter,

J
Bring me lit-tle wa - ter,

26

b
S. & b b
Syl - vie,

A.

b
&b b
Syl - vie,

T.

B.

b
&b b

Syl - vie,
?b
bb

Syl - vie,

J w
Bring me lit - tle wa - ter now,

Bring me lit - tle wa - ter

now,

J
Bring me lit - tle wa - ter

now,

w
J
Bring me lit - tle wa - ter now,

Bring me lit - tle wa - ter, Syl - vie,

Bring me lit - tle wa - ter, Syl - vie,

b J

Bring me lit - tle wa - ter, Syl - vie,

Bring me lit - tle wa - ter, Syl - vie,

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31

S.

bb
& b

Ev' ry lit-tle once in a while.

A.

b
&b b

What?!

B.

What?!

b
&b b w
Ev' ry lit-tle once in a while.
?b

bb

Ev' ry lit-tle once in a while.

What?!

bb j
& b j

Bring me lit-tle wa - ter,

What?!

Bring me lit-tle wa - ter, Syl - vie!

Ev' ry lit-tle once in a while.

WHAT??! Bring me lit-tle wa- ter, Ev' ry lit-tle once in a while.

now,

j
?b j
B.
b

now,

WHAT??! Bring me lit-tle wa - er,

b
& b b J J
Bring it now,

Bring it

now,

b
& b b j j
Bring it

T.

What?!

To Coda

Bring it

A.

Bring me lit-tle wa - ter,

36

S.

What?!

Syl- vie?

Bring me lit-tle wa - ter,

Ev' ry lit-tle once in a while.

T.

Woah!! Bring me lit-tle wa- ter, Ev' ry lit-tle once in a while.

SYL- VIE!!

Bring me lit-tle wa- ter, Ev' ry lit-tle once in a while.

41

b

S. & b b
J
Bring me lit-tle wa - ter, Syl - vie,

A.

b
&b b

Bring me lit-tle wa - ter, Syl - vie,

T.

B.

b

&b b
J
Bring me lit-tle wa - ter, Syl - vie,
? b
bb
J

Bring me lit-tle wa - ter, Syl - vie,

J w

Bring me lit-tle wa - ter now,

Bring me lit-tle wa - ter,

Bring me lit-tle wa - ter

now,

J
Bring me lit-tle wa - ter

now,

Bring me lit-tle wa - ter,

b J
Bring me lit-tle wa - ter,

w
J

Bring me lit-tle wa - ter now,

Bring me lit-tle wa - ter,

46

b
S. & b b

Syl - vie,

A.

Ev' - ry lit - tle once in

b
&b b

B.

b
&b b
Syl

- vie,

?b
bb

while.

Syl - vie,

T.

Ev' - ry lit - tle once in

Ev' - ry lit - tle once in

Syl - vie,

Ev' - ry lit - tle once in

while.

mm

Mm - mm - mm

while.

Mm

while.

mm

mm

bJ
J

She brought me a

lit - tle

cof -

J
J

She brought me a

lit - tle

cof -

50

b
S. & b b
-

A.

T.

B.

mm,

?b
bb

fee,

mm

lit - tle

She brought me

mm,

She brought me

mm

Mm - mm

mm,

b
&b b

- fee,

Mm

b
&b b
-

lit - tle

mm

mm,

tea,

She

tea,

She

D.S. al Coda

53

S.

bb
& b
Mm

A.

b
&b b

mm

B.

Mm - mm - mm

T.

mm

mm

mm,

mm,

Mm - mm

Mm - mm

m - m - m - mm.

brought me near - ly ev'

m - m - m - mm.

b
&b b
b n
brought me near - ly ev' - ry damn thing,But she did-n't bring the jail
?b
bb

- house

ry damn thing,But she did-n't bring the jail - house

w
key.

w
key.

CODA
57

S.

bb
& b

Bring me lit - tle wa - ter,

A.

b
& b b

B.

Syl - vie,

Syl - vie,

b

& b b
J

Bring me lit - tle wa - ter, Syl - vie,

? b
bb

Bring me lit - tle wa - ter

now,

Bring me lit - tle wa - ter

Bring me lit - tle wa - ter, Syl - vie,

w
J

Bring me lit - tle wa - ter now,

Bring me lit - tle wa - ter,

T.

now,

w
J

Bring me lit - tle wa - ter now,

61

S. & b b

Bring me lit - tle wa - ter, Syl -

A.

b
&b b

B.

& b b b
Bring me lit - tle wa

vie,

Bring me lit - tle wa - ter,

T.

Syl - vie,

- ter, Syl -

vie,

? b
bb

Bring me lit - tle wa - ter, Syl -

vie,

b
S. & b b

Ev' - ry

lit - tle once in

lit - tle once in

Ev' - ry lit - tle once in

while,

Ev' - ry lit - tle once in

while,

Ev' - ry lit - tle once in

while,

while,

b
&b b w
Ev' - ry lit - tle once in a while,

Ev' - ry

lit - tle once in

while,

lit - tle once in

U

Ev' - ry

while,

?b

B.
bb

U

Ev' - ry

while,

b
&b b
Ev' - ry

T.

Ev' - ry lit - tle once in

rit.

65

A.

lit - tle once in

U

Ev' - ry

lit - tle once in

U

Ev' - ry

lit - tle once in

w
while.

w
while.

w
while.

w
while.