Title Buck's Motto, The (t), or Be Merry & Wise (at) 
Short Title SS, Boston PL-2 
Page 110 
Genre  SS 
Country 
Instruments  VO,KBF+GF 
Incipit  //1+1+1+//1+7654/365432//13//434567 
Alternate Title Be Merry & Wise (at). Buck's Motto, The (t), or 
First Line Ye bucks of the platter (fl) 
Burden Text Be merry and wise (bt) 
Verses
Authors W.,I.(t); Bates, Mr. (M) 
Stress Notes  11314 
Intervals  -2,-2,-2,-2,-2,4,-2,-2,-2,-2,-2,3,2,-2,2,2,2,2, 
Time Signature 3/4 
Do
Number E19.110 
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