Black but Comely

X:1 T:Black but Comely M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A | d2 fd AAfd | eefd B2AB | defd AAfd | fedB A2A:|
 * f | adad feef | adad B2Bf |1 adad feef | dedB A2A :|2 adab afef | dedB A2A ||

 BLACK BUT COMELY. AKA and see AKA and see "Black laddie my darling," "For a' that and a' that," "An Gille Dubh Mo Laochan," "Lady Mackintosh('s Reel) [1]," "Mo Laochan," "Strawberry Blossom [2]." Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Gow, Surenne): AABB'. The title is a biblical reference: the Shulamite woman in Song of Solomon (who some say was the Queen of Sheba) referred to herself as "black, but comely." Printed sources: Gow (Complete Repository), Part 3, 1806; p. 37. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 152, p. 18. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p. 52. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 97. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; p. 159. __NORICHEDITOR__