Title Old Maids Petition, The (t) 
Short Title Spicer MS, 1797 
Page 140-141 
Genre  AM 
Country 
Instruments  VO 
Incipit  //3666/567//3+3+3+2+/3+71+//676/567 
First Line Come all you pretty fair maids (fl) 
Burden Text Simner, a pinman, A (bt) (bt) 
Verses
Stress Notes  353365 
Intervals  4,-2,2,2,4,-2,2,-4,2,-3,2,-2,-2,2,2, 
Key Signature Bb,EUb 
Time Signature 6/8 
Do Bb 
Date 1797-[1814] 
Number A38.81 
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