Title Sheep Sheering Ballad, The (t) 
Short Title SS, Folger-C42.3 
Page 449 
Genre  SS 
Country 
Instruments  VO,KB+FL 
Incipit  //1+76/3+67//1+76/667//1+76 
First Line When the rose is in bud and blew violets blow (fl) 
Verses
Performers Burkhead, Mr. 
Stress Notes  13161 
Intervals  -2,-2,5,-5,2,2,-2,-2,2,2,-2,-2, 
Key Signature Bb,EUb 
Time Signature 6/4 
Do Bb 
Number G6.439 
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