Title Song In Praise of Old English Roast Beef, A (t) 
Short Title SS, Folger-C42.3 
Page 432 
Genre  SS 
Country 
Instruments  VO,KB+FL 
Incipit  //121/7-12//321/217-//121 
First Line When mighty roast beef was the Englishmans food (fl) 
Burden Text Oh the roast beef of old England, and old English roast beef (bt) 
Verses
Authors Leveridge, Mr.(t) (M) 
Stress Notes  17321 
Intervals  2,-2,-2,2,2,2,-2,-2,2,-2,-2,2,2,-2, 
Key Signature FU#,C# 
Time Signature 6/4 
Do
Number G6.423 
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