Title Song 25 (t) 
Short Title Ritson, 1783 
Page TII,106-107;MII 
Genre  SC 
Country 
Instruments  VO 
Incipit  //6-/7-1//2/17-//16-/5 
First Line How pleasant a sailors life passes (fl) 
Burden Text Brave boys (bt) 
Verses
Theatre Works Perseus and andromeda 
Stress Notes  672115 
Intervals  2,2,2,-2,-2,2,-3,7, 
Key Signature Bb,EUb 
Time Signature 2/4 
Do Bb 
Date 1783 
Number A146.312 
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