Title Air 16 (t) 
Short Title Old Man-1, 1735 
Page 25-26 
Genre  BA 
Country 
Instruments  VO 
Incipit  //32217-6-//5-6-//65432//12//43217-6- 
Indicated Tune Dimi Caro (it) 
First Line Dearest charmer! will you then bid me tell (fl) 
Verses
Stress Notes  35614 
Intervals  -2,-2,-2,-2,-2,2,8,-2,-2,-2,-2,-2,2,3,-2,-2,-2,-2,-2, 
Key Signature Bb,EUb 
Time Signature 3/8 
Do Bb 
Date 1735 
Number R27.16 
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