Old Man can't Keep His Wife at Home (The)

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 Theme code Index    1122 36L36L
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 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English, Pipe
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    ENGLAND(Southwest)
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Sabine Baring-Gould
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Songs of the West
 Tune and/or Page number    No 118, pp. 240-241
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1892
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 Score   (1)   



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