Title Match Girl, Thee (t), or Favorite Song, A (at) 
Short Title American SS-SM 
Page 1-2 
Genre  AI 
Country 
Instruments  KB,VO+GT 
Incipit  //311//464//27-5-//51//25-5-//35-5- 
Alternate Title Favorite Song, A (at). Match Girl, Thee (t), or 
First Line Come buy of poor Mary (fl) 
Burden Text Who'll buy my matches (bt) 
Verses
Authors Lady, A (M) 
Stress Notes  342523 
Intervals  -3,4,3,-3,-3,-3,-3,8,-5,2,-5,6,-6, 
Key Signature FU# 
Time Signature 3/8 
Do
Place Philadelphia 
Publisher Carr & Co. 
Date 1793(ED 
Location American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, MA,Facs E25796 
Number B27.20 
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