Title Song 43 (t), or How Happy the Soldier (at) 
Short Title American MM, 1798 
Page 115-116 
Genre  AI 
Country 
Instruments  VO 
Incipit  //535/135//534/56//535/135 
Alternate Title How Happy the Soldier (at). Song 43 (t), or 
First Line How happy the soldier (fl) 
Burden Text With a row de dow, row de dow (bt) 
Verses
Stress Notes  515551 
Intervals  -3,3,-5,3,3,-3,2,2,2,-2,-3,3,-5,3,3, 
Key Signature FU#,C# 
Time Signature 6/8 
Do
Date 1798 
Number M9.43 
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