Title Song 16 (t), or He Stole My Tender Heart Away (at) 
Short Title American MM, 1798 
Page 50-51 
Genre  AI 
Country 
Instruments  VO 
Incipit  //1234/55//4345/35//42/31 
Alternate Title He Stole My Tender Heart Away (at). Song 16 (t), or 
First Line Fields were green, The hills were gay, The (fl) 
Burden Text He Stole My Tender Heart Away (bt) 
Verses
Stress Notes  154343 
Intervals  2,2,2,2,-2,-2,2,2,-3,3,-2,-3,2,-3, 
Key Signature Bb,EUb 
Time Signature
Do Bb 
Date 1798 
Number M9.16 
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