Oh Say Bonny Lass

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 Theme code Index    5L6L1 113
 Also known as    Oh Say Simple Maid, O bonny lass can you lie in a barrack
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Samuel Arnold
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    Northumbrian/Borders
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Waltz/Valse/Vals
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    3/4
 History    ENGLAND(North East)
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    John Peacock
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Peacock's Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 17, p. 6
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1805
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X:1 T:Oh! say, simple maid M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air S:Inkle and Yarico (1787) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G GD|D2E2G2|G3c B2|A2G2A2|B2G2E2| D2E2G2|G2 dc BA|G3 A BA|G2E2|| D2|c3d c2|B2A2G2|A2A2A2|A2B2d2| g3fe2|ed cB AG|G3 A AG|G2E2||


X:1 T:Oh Say Bonny Lass M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air B:Peacock - A Favorite Collection of Tunes with Variations (c. 1805) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G GE|D2E2G2|G3cB2|A2G2A2|B2G2E2| D2E2G2|G2 dc BA|G2A BA|G2E2D2| c3d c2|B2A2G2|A2A2A2|A2B2d2| g3f e2|e!fermata!d cB AG|G3A BA G2E2D2|| c3d c2 |B2A2G2|A2A2A2|A2B2d| g3f e2|e!fermata!d cB AG|G3A BA|G2E2D2||


X:1 T:O bonny lass can you lie in a barrack M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverton, Cumbria, 1840, p. 203) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G GE|D2 E2G2|G3cB2|A2G2A2|B2G2 zE|D3E G2| G2 dc BA|G3A BA|G2E2 DD|c3d c2|B2A2G2| A3B A2|A2B2 dd|e3f g2|ed cB AG|G3A BA| G2E2||zB|d3e g2|g3a b2|a2g2a2|b2g2 ee| d3e f2|g2b2a2|g3a g2|g2d2 zB|c3d c2| B2A2G2|A3B A2|A2B2d2|!fermata!g3f e2|edcBAG|B3A BA|G2E2||


X:556 T:O Bonny Lass. Roose.0556 B:Roose MS, poss. Manchester, mid-late 19th century. Z:Village Music Project 2019 Roger Hare N:18th-century '4-dot-repeat-signs in this one. Not sure how to deal with this, N:particularly as bars 9-16 and 17-24 are exactly the same... M:3/4 L:1/8 Q:3/8=80 K:Emin GE |: D2 E2 G2 | G3 c B2 | A2 G2 A2 | B2 G2 E2 | D2 E2 G2 | G2 dc BA | G3 A BA | G2 E2 D2 | c3 d c2 | B2 A2 G2 | A2 A2 A2 | A2 B2 d2 | g3 f e2 | e!fermata!d cB AG | (G3 A) BA | G2 E2 D2 || c3 d c2 | B2 A2 G2 | A2 A2 A2 | A2 B2 d2 | g3 f e2 | e!fermata!d cB AG | G3 A BA | G2 E2 GF :|