Annotation:Cock Eyed Brown
X: 1 T:Cock Ey'd Brown. PFD3.196 B:Playford, Dancing Master Vol 3, 2nd Ed, c1726 Z:vmp.Ruairidh Greig 2015 www.village-music-project.org.uk M:3/2 L:1/4 Q:1/4=160 K:Ddor df2ed^c|df2ed^c|dA2GFE|F3E/F/D2| df2ed^c|df2ed^c|d_BAGFE|D6|| ea2gfe|fa2gfe|fc2_BAG|A3G/A/F2| cf2ed_B|dg2fe^c|Adc_BAG|F6| Ad2c_B2|Be2d^c2|df2ed^c|dA2GFE| F_BAGFE|D6|] W:The first strain is to be play'd twice, and the last but once W:The first Man cast off and [?] the 3d. Wo. and cast up into his place again.| then the 2d. W:Wo. do the same:| Then first Man change place with the 2d. Wo. and the first Wo. and the first Wo. change with W:the 2d. Man, then follow quite round to their places, the [full?] cast off and lead thro' the 3d. Cu. W:and Right-hand Left quit round and turn your Partner.|
COCK EYED BROWN. AKA - "Cock Ey'd Brown." English, Country Dance Tune and Triple Hornpipe (3/2 time). D Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The music for "Cock Ey'd Brown", along with directions for a country dance, was published in London by John Young in the Third Volume of the Dancing Master, 2nd edition (1726, p. 196).
