Title Jolly Beggar, The (t) 
Short Title Scots MM-3, 1790 
Page 274-275 
Genre  SC 
Country 
Instruments  VO,PF 
Incipit  //1234/5311//11+1+2+/765//1+3+2+1+/671+6 
First Line There was a jolly beggar, and a begging he was bound (fl) 
Burden Text And we'll gang nae mair a roving, &c (bt) 
Verses 14 
Stress Notes  151716 
Intervals  2,2,2,2,-3,-3,8,2,-3,-2,-2,4,3,-2,-2,-3,2,2,-3, 
Key Signature FU#,C# 
Time Signature
Do
Date 1790 
Number E33.70 
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