Title Song 78 (t), or Then Say My Sweet Girl, Can You Love Me? (at) 
Short Title American MM, 1798 
Page 200-202 
Genre  AI 
Country 
Instruments  VO 
Incipit  //353/4217-//123217-6-/5-17-//6-123/46-21 
Alternate Title Then Say My Sweet Girl, Can You Love Me? (at). Song 78 (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
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 F#,C# 
Time Signature
Do
Date 1798 
Number M9.78 
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