Willy was so blithe a lad

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 Theme code Index    5L136L 6L6L11
 Also known as    Billy was as blyth a lad
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    ENGLAND(London and South East)
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    John Playford
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Choice Ayres Book 1
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 76
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1676
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Willy was so blithe a lad L:1/8 M:6/8 S:Chappell – Popular Music of the Olden Times (1859) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A E|E2E A2B|c2B F2E|F2E F2G|(A3 A2)E|E2E A2B|c2B F2E|F2E F2G|A2z|| e3|c2A A2F|FGA B2d|F2E E2C|(E3 E2)E|F2G AGF|B2A G2d|FGA A2G|(A3A2)||