Lucy Neal
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X:0753 T:Lucy Neal. Roose. 0753 M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=90 U:w=!wedge! N: A minstrel song there is a version of this tune in N:"The Boston Collection of Instrumental Music" 1840 N:https://archive.org/details/bostoncollection00bost/page/62 N:It is also present in the Libaray of Congress attributed to JP Carter N:https://www.loc.gov/resource/sm1844.390760.0/?sp=2 B:J.Roose MS, Manchester, 1850 Q:"Rather Slow" Z:Village Music Project. Rob Lands 2019 K:G D>D|G>G G>G |GG2G |GA GF |E2zA |AF DF |Ac BA |GG B>A |"8"!fermata!G2 zD | GG GG |GGz G |G>A G>F |E2zA |AF DF |Ac BA |GG B>A |"16"G3z || G>F G>A |B4 |c>B A>G |!fermata!E4 |AA A>A|Ac !fermata!BA |G<G B>A |"24"G3 z|] "Chorus"G>F G>A |!fermata!B4 |c>B A>G |!fermata!E4 |wAwA wAwA |Ac !fermata!BA |G<G B>A |"32"G4|]
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