Title Air 24, Act Iii (t) 
Short Title Beggar's Opera, 1728 
Page T55M15 
Genre  BA 
Country 
Instruments  VO 
Incipit  //12342//34567//5342//1 
Indicated Tune Did You Ever Hear of a Gallant Sailor (it) 
First Line But can I leave my pretty hussies (fl) 
Stress Notes  1351 
Intervals  2,2,2,-3,2,2,2,2,2,-3,-3,2,-3,-2, 
Key Signature FU# 
Time Signature 3/2 
Do
Date 1728 
Number R32.64 
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