Title Sailor Boy, The (t), or Favorite Sea Song, A (at) 
Short Title American SS-SM 
Page 1-2 
Genre  AI 
Country 
Instruments  VO,KB 
Incipit  //1/12//31/1//3-/3-4- 
Alternate Title Favorite Sea Song, A (at). Sailor Boy, The (t), or 
First Line Poll dang' it how dy'e do (fl) 
Burden Text A capering ashore (bt) 
Verses
Authors Hoare, Prince (T)(ed) 
Performers Hodgkinson, Mr. 
Theatre Works No Song No Supper 
Stress Notes  113133 
Intervals  2,2,-3,-6,2, 
Key Signature FU#,C# 
Time Signature 2/4 
Do
Place Philadelphia 
Publisher Carr & Co. 
Date 1793(ED 
Location American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, MA,Facs E25613 
Number B27.13 
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