Title May I Never Be Married (t), or Favorite Song, A (at) 
Short Title American SS-SM 
Page 1-2 
Genre  AI 
Country 
Instruments  VO,KB 
Incipit  //1213/5653//1351+/3+1+ 
Alternate Title Favorite Song, A (at). May I Never Be Married (t), or 
First Line Kiss that he gave, The (fl) 
Burden Text May I never be married (bt) 
Verses
Stress Notes  1513 
Intervals  2,-2,3,3,2,-2,-3,-3,3,3,4,3,-3, 
Key Signature FU#,C# 
Time Signature
Do
Place New York 
Publisher Gilfert, G. 
Date 1798(ED 
Location Library of Congress, Washington, DC, Facs E34087 
Number B27.136 
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Early American Secular Music and Its European Sources, 1589-1839: Source Data
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