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Theme code Index	3451H 3452
Also known as	Danse des Sutins (La), Gigue du bonhomme (La), Lancer's Quadrille, Launch (The), Off She Goes for Butter and Cheese, Peel the Willow, Rustic Reel (2), Rustic Dance (2), Ta si ag imteacd, Up She Got and Off She Went
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AB, AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Button & Whittaker
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Button & Whittaker's Selection of Dances Reels Waltzes No. 1
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS	early 19th cent.
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score ()

Tune annotations

X: 3
%
T:Off Shew Goyes
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:The Calvert Collection  (1799) - Page 15
Z: AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
F2A G2B|ABA [F3d3]|F2A G2B|AGF ~E3|
F2A G2B|ABA [F2d2]e|f2d g2f|edc [F3d3]||
(f/g/a)f d2f|(e/f/g)e c2e|(f/g/a)f d2f|edc [F3d3]|
(f/g/a)f d2f|(e/f/g)e c2e|d2g {f/g/}a2f|gec [F3d3]||

X:1
%
T:Off She Goes [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Button & Whitaker's Selection of Dances, Reels, Waltzes No. 1 (undated, early 19th century)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
F2A G2B|ABc d3|F2A G2B|AGF E3|
F2A G2B|ABc d3|gaf g2f|edc d3:|
|:faf d2f|gbg e2g|faf d2f|gec d3|
faf d2f|ege c2A|B2c d2B|gec d3:|]

X: 1
%
T:Off She Goes. WCa.13
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=120
S:Wm. Calvert MS, 1812, Leyburn, Yorks.
R:.Jig
O:England
A:North Yorkshire
Z:vmp.Chris Partington, May 2003
K:D
F2AG2B|ABAd3|F2AG2B|AFDE3|!
F2AG2B|ABAd3|f2dg2f|edcd3:|!
|:fafd2f|egec2e|fafd2f|edcd3|!
fafd2f|egec2e|f2dg2f|edcd3:|

X: 1
%
T:Off She Goes. RH.458
R:jig
S:Rev.R.Harrison's MS,c1815,Cumbria
O:England
A:Temple Sowerby,Cumbria
Z:vmp.Simon Wilson. Review PJH, 2008.
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=120
K:D
F2A G2B|ABc d3|F2A G2B|AGF E3|
F2A G2B|ABc d3|f2d g2f|edc d3:|!
|:faf def|eae cde|faf def|ecA A3|
faf def|eae cde|faf gec|ddd d3:|

X: 1
%
T:Off She Goes. HSJJ.124
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=120
S:HSJ Jackson,Wyresdale,Lancs.1823
R:.Jig
O:England
A:Lancashire
H:1823
Z:vmp.Chris Partington.
K:D
{c}d2B AFA|B2dA3|B2Gg2f|efd cBA|!
{c}d2B AFA|Bcd AB=c|BGB cde|fged2z:|!
f2da2f|e2ca2c|dcd fed|cde AB=c|!
BGB Bcd|cAB cde|fga bgf|efd" DC" cBA|]

X: 1
%
T:Off She Goes. JaW.120
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=120
S:James Winder Ms, Lancashire, 1835-41
R:.Jig
O:England
A:Wyresdale,Lancashire
Z:vmp.Chris Partington, Aug 2004
K:D
F2A G2B|ABc d3|F2A G2B|AGF E3|!
F2A G2B|ABc d3|f2d g2e|edc d3:|!
|:faf def|eae cde|faf def|ecA A3|!
faf def|eae cde|faf gec|ddd d3:|

X:2
%
T:Off She Goes,aka. JBs.024
S:Jas.Blackshaw MS, 1837, N.Shropshire
Z:T.Weatherall 2006
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=120
A:North Shropshire
R:Jig
F:http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/abc/blkshw.abc
K:C
E2GF2A|GABc3|E2GF2A|GFE D3|!
E2GF2A|GABc3|ege f2e|dcB "cr. in MS."c3:|!
|:ege c2e|dfd B2d|e2cf2d|dBG G2c|!
egec2e|dfd B2d|e2cf2d|dcB"cr. in MS."c3:|

X:1
%
T:Off She Goes
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:J. Clinton – Gems of Ireland: 200 Airs (1841, No. 178, p. 91)
H:Irish-born Clinton was a flute teacher for the Royal Academy, London
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
"Allegro"(B2d) (c2e)|(de).f g3|(B2d) (c2e)|(eB).G A3|
(B2d) (c2e)|(de).f g3|(bd').b (c'2b)|(ag).f g3:|
|:(bd').b (.g2.b)|(c'e').c' .a2.c'|(bd').b (ef).g|(af).d .d3|
(b/c'/d').b g2b|(c'/d'/e').c' a2c'|(bd').b (c'2b)|(ag).f .g3:|]

X: 1
%
T:Off She Goes. WHG.014
R:jig
S:W.H.Giles MS,Bampton,Oxfordshire,1839p15
O:England
H:donated by Mrs W.R.Kettlewell to VWML,Apr 1927.
A:Bampton, Oxfordshire
Z:PJHeadford - VMP 2009
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=120
K:D
|:F2A G2B|ABc d3|F2A G2B|"^as writ"ABc d3|\
f2d {a}g2f|edc d3:|
|:faf def|eae cde|faf def|ecA A3|
faf def|eae cde|faf gec|ddd d3:|

X: 1
%
T:Off She Goes. JC.262
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:120
S:John Clare,Poet,Helpstone (1793-1864)
R:Jig
O:England4
A:Northamptonshire
N:No Key sig in MS...Although this exists as a Broadside, Deacon says he
N:cannot trace it as such from any oral sources.Since it exists very
N:commonly in tune books, the inference must be that it was generally
N:known as only a dance
N:tune.CGP.
Z:P Headford
K:D
F2AG2B|ABcd3|F2AG2B|AFD"crot"E3|!F2AG2B|ABc"crot"d3|def agf|
edc"crot"d3:|:!faf def|eae cde|faf def|ecA"crot"A3|!
faf def|eae cde|faf gec|"crots"d3d3:|]
W:Song text exists. See Deacon.

X:1
%
T:Off she Goes
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 2 (1858, No. 140, p. 64)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
"Very Quick"F2A G2B|ABc d3|F2A G2B|AFD E3|
F2A G2B|ABc d3|f2d g2f|edc d3:|
|:faf (f2f)|gbg (e2g)|faf (d2f)|ecA A2z|
faf d2f|gbg e2g|f2d g2f|edc d2z:|]

X: 1
%
T:Off She Goes. GHW.069
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=120
S:George H.Watson,MS,Swanton Abbott,Norfolk,c1880
R:.Jig
O:England
A:Norfolk
Z:vmp.Taz Tarry
K:D
A|F2A G2B|ABc d3|F2AG2B|AFD E3|!
F2AG2B|ABc d2e|f2d({ef}g2)f|edc d2:|!
|:g|(f/g/a)f d2f|(e/f/g)e c2 e|(f/g/a)fd2f|edc d2 g|!
(f/g/a)f d2f|(e/f/g)e c2 e|d2f a2 f|gec d2:|

X:2
%
T:Off She Goes [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D Major
A|F2A G2B|ABc d3|F2A G2B|AFD E3|
F2A G2B|ABc d2e|f2d g2f|edc d2:|
|:g|f/g/af d2f|g/a/bg e2g|f/g/af d2f|ecA A2g|
f/g/af d2f|g/a/bg e2g|f2d g2f|edc d2:|]

X:4
%
T:Off She Goes
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
K:D
A|F2A G2B|ABc d3|F2A G2B|AFD E3|
F2A G2B|ABc d2e|f2d g2f|edc d2:|
M:9/8
f2a f2d e2f |\
M:6/8
gbg efg | f2a f2d | ecA A3 |
M:9/8
f2a f2d e2f |\
M:6/8
gbg efg | fed g2f | edc d3 :|

X:5
%
T:Off She Goes
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Walter Bulwer (1959), of Shipdham, Norfolk
N:The odd-measured second part seems idiosyncratic with Bulwer
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
B2d c2e|def g2d|B2d c2e|dcB A3|
B2d c2e|def g3|B2G c2B|AGF G3:|
M:9/8
L:1/8
|:(B2d) B2G A2B|\
M:6/8
L:1/8
c2e c2A|B2d B2G|A2F D3|
M:9/8
L:1/8
(B2d) B2G A2B|\
M:6/8
L:1/8
c2e c2A|B2d B2g|A3 G3:|

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