Title Then Say My Sweet Girl Can You Love Me (t), or Pretty Brunette, The (at) 
Short Title American SS-SM 
Page 1-3+4 
Genre  AI 
Country 
Instruments  KB,VO+GT 
Incipit  //353/4217-//123217-6-/5-17-//6-123/46-21 
Alternate Title Pretty Brunette, The (at). Then Say My Sweet Girl Can You Love Me (t), or 
First Line Dear Nancy I've sail'd the world all around (fl) 
Burden Text Then say my sweet girl can you love me (bt) 
Verses
Authors Hook, James (M)(ed) 
Performers Darley, Mr. 
Stress Notes  341564 
Intervals  3,-3,2,-3,-2,-2,2,2,2,-2,-2,-2,-2,-2,4,-2,-2,3,2,2,2,-6,4,-2, 
Key Signature FU# 
Do
Place Philadelphia 
Publisher Carr & Co. 
Date 1794 
Location American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, MA,Facs E27789 
Number B27.49 
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