Title Then Guidwife Count the Lawin (t) 
Short Title Scots MM-4, 1792 
Page 323 
Genre  SC 
Country 
Instruments  VO,PF 
Incipit  //17-16-/7-123//17-6-1/5-4-3-1-//17-16-/7-123 
First Line Gane is the day and mirk's the night (fl) 
Burden Text Then guidwife count the lawin (bt) 
Verses
Authors Burns, Robert(t) 
Stress Notes  171517 
Intervals  -2,2,-3,2,2,2,2,-3,-2,-2,3,-4,-2,-2,-3,8,-2,2,-3,2,2,2,2, 
Key Signature FU#,C# 
Time Signature
Do
Date 1792 
Number E34.13 
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