Title Here's the Pretty Girl I Love (t) 
Short Title American SS-SM 
Page 1-2 
Genre  AI 
Country 
Instruments  KB,VO 
Incipit  //531+6//5312//345346//25//531+6//531 
First Line Jack Oakham was a gallant tar (fl) 
Burden Text Here's the pretty girl I love (bt) 
Verses
Authors Hook, Mr. (M) 
Stress Notes  553255 
Intervals  -3,6,-3,-2,-3,-3,2,2,2,2,-3,2,3,-5,4,-3,6,-3,-2,-3,-3, 
Key Signature FU#,C# 
Time Signature 3/4 
Do
Place New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore 
Publisher Hewitt, J.; Carr, B. & J. 
Date 1797(ED 
Location Boston Public Library, Boston, MA, Facs E32273 
Number B27.108 
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