Title Song 209 (t), or Jack Ratlin Was the Ablest Seaman (at) 
Short Title Calliope, 1788 
Page 390-391 
Genre  SC 
Country 
Instruments  VO 
Incipit  //1+2+/3+4+//71+/51+7//656/5434 
Alternate Title Jack Ratlin Was the Ablest Seaman (at). Song 209 (t), or 
First Line Jack Ratlin was the ablest seaman (fl) 
Verses
Stress Notes  137565 
Intervals  2,2,2,-5,2,-4,4,-2,-2,-2,2,-2,-2,-2,2, 
Key Signature Bb,EUb 
Time Signature
Do Bb 
Date 1788 
Number A64.209 
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