Title Lucky Escape, The (t), or Song 1 (at) 
Short Title American MM, 1798 
Page 13-16 
Genre  AI 
Country 
Instruments  VO 
Incipit  //333/343//3234/567//1+543/4 
Alternate Title Song 1 (at). Lucky Escape, The (t), or 
First Line I that once was a ploughman (fl) 
Burden Text To go and leave my dear behind (bt) 
Verses
Stress Notes  333514 
Intervals  2,-2,-2,2,2,2,2,2,2,-4,-2,-2,2, 
Key Signature Bb 
Time Signature
Do
Date 1798 
Number M9.1 
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