Betty Baker (2)

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Theme code Index	5L353 2766
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Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History	USA(Central)
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Ira Ford
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Traditional Music in America
Tune and/or Page number	p. 36
Year of publication/Date of MS	1940
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BETTY BAKER [2]. Old-Time, Air and Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB.

I went down for to see Betty Baker,
She was asleep and the Devil couldn't wake her;
She wouldn't stir and her mother wouldn't shake her,
Long time ago. (Ford)

Printed source: Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; p. 36.

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T:Betty Baker [2]
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Ford - Traditional Music in America (1940)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion 
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