Title Sweet Little Girl That I Love, The (t), or Favorite Song, A (at) 
Short Title American SS-SM 
Page 1-2 
Genre  AI 
Country 
Instruments  VO,KB+GT 
Incipit  //565/51+3//461+/565//453/212//1 
Alternate Title Favorite Song, A (at). Sweet Little Girl That I Love, The (t), or 
First Line My friends all declare (fl) 
Burden Text Sweet little girl that I love, The (bt) 
Verses
Authors Hook, James (M)(ed) 
Stress Notes  5545421 
Intervals  2,-2,4,-6,2,3,3,-4,2,-2,-2,2,-3,-2,-2,2,-2, 
Key Signature FU# 
Time Signature 6/8 
Do
Place Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore 
Publisher Carr, B. & J. 
Date 1796(ED 
Location American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, MA,Facs E30584 
Number B27.81 
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