Title Song 53 (t), or Sailor's Consolation, The (at) 
Short Title American MM, 1798 
Page 137-139 
Genre  AI 
Country 
Instruments  VO 
Incipit  //131/425//316-/27-5-//1 
Alternate Title Sailor's Consolation, The (at). Song 53 (t), or 
First Line Spanking Jack was so comely, so pleasant, so jolly (fl) 
Burden Text But grieving's a folly, come let us be jolly (bt) 
Verses
Stress Notes  14321 
Intervals  3,-3,4,-3,4,-3,-3,-3,4,-3,-3,4, 
Key Signature FU#,C# 
Time Signature
Do
Date 1798 
Number M9.53 
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