Title Song 43 (t) 
Short Title Ritson, 1783 
Page TII,46-47;MIII, 
Genre  SC 
Country 
Instruments  VO 
Incipit  //353/353//353/5//366/65 
Indicated Tune Shepherd Kept Sheep on a Hill So High, A (it) 
First Line Man that is drunk is void of all care, The (fl) 
Burden Text Fa, la, la, &c. (bt) 
Verses
Stress Notes  333536 
Intervals  3,-3,3,-3,3,-3,3,-3,4,-2, 
Key Signature Bb 
Time Signature 6/4 
Do
Date 1783 
Number A146.273 
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