I'm the Boy for Bewitching Them

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Theme code Index	115 226
Also known as	Is Misi an Buacaill Do Meallfad Iad, Is Misi an Buacaill Le na Meallad, Blithsome Bridal, Come Fy Lets A' to the Bridal, Come to the Bridal, Kirk (The), Let Us Waa to the Wedding, Jolly Pedlar's (4) (The), I was the boy for bewitching them
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Slip/Hop Jig
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	9/8
History
Structure	AB, AAB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:B. Crosby & Co.
Book/Manuscript title	Book:The Irish Musical Repository
Tune and/or Page number	p. 49
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1808
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I'm the Boy for Bewitching Them: Annotations

X:1 T:Boy for bewitching them, The M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig Q:"Allegro" B:William Forde – 300 National Melodies of the British Isles (c. 1841, p. 23, No. 77) B: https://www.itma.ie/digital-library/text/300-national-melodies-of-the-british-isles.-vol.-3-100.-irish-airs N:William Forde (c.1795–1850) was a musician, music collector and N:scholar from County Cork Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G|SG>AG (G<g)e dBG|A2G ABd e2g|G>AG gfe dBG|A>Bc BAG E2|| g|gdg gag fed|e>fe efg a2b|gfg abg fed|efg dBG A2B!D.C.!||

X:1 T:I’m the Boy for Bewitching Them M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig Q:"With Spirit" B:J. Clinton – Gems of Ireland: 200 Airs (1841, No. 5, p. 3) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G|(G>A)G (G<g)e (dB).G|A2-G (AB).d e2g|(G>A).G {ef}g2e (dB).G| A>B.c (BA).G E2||g|(gd).g (ga).g (fe).d|(ed).B (g>a).b a2 f| g>a.b (ab).g (fe).d|e>f.g (d<B).G A2G|(G>A).G (G<g).e (dB).G| A2.G (AB).d e2.g|G>A.G {ef}(gf).e (d<B).G|A>B.c B>AG E2||

X:1 T:Boy for bewitching them, The M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Allegro" B:P.M. Haverty - One Hundred Irish Airs, vol. 1 (New York, 1858, No. 7, p. 3) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G|OG>AG G<ge dBG|A2G ABd e2g|G>AG gfe dBG| A>Bc BAG E2||g|gdg gag fed|e>fe efg a2b| Gfg abg fed|efg dBG A2B!D.C.!||

X:1 T:I was the boy for bewitching 'em M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Air B:O'Flannagan - The Hibernia Collection (Boston, 1860, p. 36) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Eb EEE EcA GBG|EEE GBG F2z|EEE EGB cde|ecA BGE E2z!fine!:| eee ege dBz|ccc cde !fermata!f2z|eee ege dBz|c>de BGE F2B!D.C.!||

X:1 T:I'm the Boy for bewitching them M:9/8 L:1/8 R:slip jig B:P.H. Hughes -- Gems from the Emerald Isle (c. 1860's, No. 68, p. 16) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G G>AG G<ge dBG|A>BA ABd e2g|G>AG gfe dBG|1 A>Bc B>^AB E2F:| |2 A>Bc B>^AB E2d||:g>dg gag fed|efe efg a2b| g>dg g>ag fed|gfe dcB A2B|G>AG G<ge dBG| A>BA ABd e2g|G>AG gfe dBG|A>Bc B>^AB E3||

X:1 T:I'm the Boy for Bewitching Them M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 432 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G B|G>AG G<ge dBG|A>BA ABd e2g|G>AG gfe dBG| A>Bc BAB E2:||:d|g>dg gag fed|efe efg a2b| gdg gag fed|gfe dcB A2d|g>dg gag fed| efe efg a2 g/a/|bgb afa gfe|def gdB A2||

I'm the Boy for Bewitching Them: Annotations

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