Title Highland Laddie (t) 
Short Title Scots MM-5, 1797 
Page 481 
Genre  SC 
Country 
Instruments  VO,PF 
Incipit  //5131/5543//6223/62234//531+6/56543 
First Line Bonniest lad that e'er I saw (fl) 
Burden Text Bonie highland laddie (bt) 
Verses
Stress Notes  556655 
Intervals  -5,3,-3,5,-2,-2,4,-5,2,4,-5,2,2,2,-3,6,-3,-2,2,-2,-2,-2, 
Key Signature Bb 
Time Signature
Do
Date [1797] 
Number E35.70 
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