Title Poor Jack (t) 
Short Title Edinburgh MM-1, 1792 
Page 137-140 
Genre  SC 
Country 
Instruments  VO 
Incipit  //1112/3334//222/44//563/427-//1 
First Line Go patter to lubbers and swabs, do ye see (fl) 
Burden Text To keep watch for the life of poor Jack (bt) 
Verses
Stress Notes  1324541 
Intervals  2,2,2,-3,3,2,2,-4,2,-3,-3,2, 
Key Signature FU#,C#,GU# 
Time Signature 6/8 
Do
Date 1792 
Number E2.63 
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