Title Song In Praise of Old English Brown Beer. A (t) 
Short Title SS, Folger-C42.3 
Page 425 
Genre  SS 
Country 
Instruments  VO,KB+FL 
Incipit  //121/7-12//321/27-//121 
First Line When humming brown beer was the Englishmans tast (fl) 
Burden Text Oh y brown beer of old England & old English brown beer (bt) 
Verses
Authors Kirkland, Mr.(t) 
Stress Notes  17321 
Intervals  2,-2,-2,2,2,2,-2,-2,2,-3,2,2,-2, 
Key Signature FU#,C# 
Time Signature 6/4 
Do
Number G6.417 
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