Annotation:A U Hinny Burd

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 A U HINNY BURD. AKA ‑ "A.U.A." English, Air (2/4 time). England, Northumberland. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Title appears (as "A U A") in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes ("The Northern Minstrel's Budget"), which he published c. 1800. Its O but aw ken well A U hinny burd The bonny lass o' Benwell, A U A; She's lang‑legged and mother‑like, A U hinny burd, See she's rakingup the dyke, A U A. Source for notated version: Printed source: Bruce & Stokoe (Northumbrian Minstrelsy), 1882; p. 120. < Recorded sources:

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