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V. 4. 

 Refrain 2. 



Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



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V. 5. 

 Refrain 1. 



Conn. 



The song goes on this way through 17 verses, with endless small variations 

 of the melodic theme, and an interesting play upon octaves as part of it. After 

 verses 4 and 9 we have a different refrain and after verse 14 another. But the 

 general rhythmic structure, which is in threes, is maintained fairly well although 

 with numerous small variations. The measures are largely two-beat, but the 

 phrases are three measures in length, and many of the single beats are split 

 up into triplet eighth notes. The low beginning is rather unusual. The start is 

 made on the sixth degree on the down beat and the melody drops to the fifth 

 before rising to the third above the tonic. While it is very common to find 

 songs in which the beginning and end are much lower than the highest notes, 

 so low a beginning is not often encountered. Presumably the song would end 

 on the third degree above the tonic for that is the ending of all the refrains. 



