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X:1 T:John come along M:2/4 O:”West Indies” L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 (Glasgow, 1788, No. 430, p. 166) N:”Humbly dedicated to the Volunteers and Defensive Bands of Great Britain and Ireland” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D dd (c/d/e/).c/|d/c/d/e/ d2|ff e/f/g/e/|f/e/f/g/ f2|af Tf(e/f/)| ge Te2|af Tfe/f/|ge Te2|Adce|d/c/d/e/ d2:| |:d>f aa|a3a|bagf|g2g2|e>f gg|g3b|agfe|f2f2!D.C.!:|]



JOHN COME ALONG. Scottish, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. An air identified by Glasgow publisher James Aird as 'West Indies' in origin.


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Printed sources : - Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3), 1788; No. 430, p. 166.






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