Title How Happy Was My Humble Lot (t), or Favorite Ballad, A (at) 
Short Title American SS-SM 
Page 1-2 
Genre  AI 
Country 
Instruments  VO,KB+FL+GT 
Incipit  //5342//17-5-13//6-42//17-131//51+76//4 
Alternate Title Favorite Ballad, A (at). How Happy Was My Humble Lot (t), or 
First Line How happy was my humble lot (fl) 
Burden Text My father's cot, & c. (bt) 
Verses
Authors Hewitt, J. (M) 
Performers Oldmixon, Mrs.; Broadhurst, Miss 
Stress Notes  516154 
Intervals  -3,2,-3,-2,-2,-3,4,3,-5,6,-3,-2,-2,2,3,-3,5,4,-2,-2,-3, 
Key Signature FU#,C#,GU# 
Time Signature 3/4 
Do
Date 1799(ED 
Location Library of Congress, Washington, DC, Facs E35618 
Number B27.163 
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