Title Jolly Young Swain, The (t), or New Song, A (at) 
Short Title SS, Harvard 
Page 1 
Genre  SS 
Country 
Instruments  VO,B+FL 
Incipit  //1+2+1+/765//671+/543//454/321 
Alternate Title New Song, A (at). Jolly Young Swain, The (t), or 
First Line Nymph of the plain by a jolly young swain, A (fl) 
Burden Text In a manner so soft, &c. (bt) 
Verses
Stress Notes  176543 
Intervals  2,-2,-2,-2,-2,2,2,2,-4,-2,-2,2,2,-2,-2,-2,-2, 
Key Signature C#,FU# 
Time Signature 6/8 
Do
Number B29.573 
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Early American Secular Music and Its European Sources, 1589-1839: Source Data
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