Title He'll Stay a Great While (t) 
Short Title SS, Boston PL-1 
Page 137,1-3 
Genre  SS 
Country 
Instruments  VO,HA+GT 
Incipit  //5-6-5-/5-13//135//454/654/321 
First Line Blith Colin a pretty young swain (fl) 
Burden Text Great while, A (bt) 
Verses
Authors Hook, Mr. (M) 
Performers Wrighten, Mrs. 
Stress Notes  551463 
Intervals  2,-2,4,3,-3,3,3,-2,2,-2,3,-2,-2,-2,-2,-2, 
Key Signature FU#,C#,GU# 
Time Signature 9/8 
Do
Place London 
Publisher Skillern, T. 
Number E13.113 
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