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ROMP [2], THE. English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The country dance version of the melody was first printed in John Walsh's Third Book of the Compleat Country Dancing-Master (London, 1735 & 1749), followed by inclusion in Henry Carey's The Musical Century, vol. 1 (1737, p. 28), and Daniel Wright's Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances (1740, p. 97). It was also entered into the music manuscript collection of American flute player Henry Beck (1786).

As a song "The Romp [2]" predates the instrumental version. It was written and composed by Henry Carey (along with a second song) and was inserted into Colley Cibber & Sir John Vanrugh's stage comedy The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London (Jan., 1729). The song was also issued on period song-sheets.

What tho' they call me country lass,
I read it plainly in my glass,
That for a duchess I might pass,
Oh, could I see the day!
Would fortune but attend my call,
At park, at play, at ring, at ball,
I'd brave the proudest of 'em all,
With a stand by, ... clear the way!
Surrounded by a crowd of beaux,
With smart toupets and powder'd cloathes,
At rivals I'll turn up my nose,
Oh, could I see the day!
I'll dart such glances from these eyes,
Shall make some nobleman my prize,
And then, ... Oh, how I'll tyrannize!
With a stand by, ... clear the way!
Oh, then for grandeur and delight,
For equipage, for diamonds bright,
And flambeaux that outshine the light,
Oh, could I see the day!
Thus ever easy, ever gay,
Quadrille shall wear the night away,
And pleasures crown the growing day,
With a stand by, ... clear the way!

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-'''ROMP [2], THE.''' English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune was first printed in John Walsh's '''Third Book of the Compleat Country Dancing-Master''' (London, 1735 & 1749), followed by inclusion in Henry Carey's '''The Musical Century, vol. 1''' (1737, p. 28), and Daniel Wright's '''Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances''' (1740, p. 97). It was also entered into the music manuscript collection of American flute player Henry Beck (1786).
+'''ROMP [2], THE.''' English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The country dance version  of the melody was first printed in John Walsh's '''Third Book of the Compleat Country Dancing-Master''' (London, 1735 & 1749), followed by inclusion in Henry Carey's '''The Musical Century, vol. 1''' (1737, p. 28), and Daniel Wright's '''Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances''' (1740, p. 97). It was also entered into the music manuscript collection of American flute player Henry Beck (1786).
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-As a song "The Romp [2]" was printed on period song-sheets.
+As a song "The Romp [2]" predates the instrumental version. It was written and composed by Henry Carey (along with a second song) and was inserted into Colley Cibber & Sir John Vanrugh's stage comedy '''The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London''' (Jan., 1729).  The song was also issued on period song-sheets.
+<blockquote>
+''What tho' they call me country lass,''<br>
+''I read it plainly in my glass,''<br>
+''That for a duchess I might pass,''<br>
+''Oh, could I see the day!''<br>
+''Would fortune but attend my call,''<br>
+''At park, at play, at ring, at ball,''<br>
+''I'd brave the proudest of 'em all,''<br>
+''With a stand by, ... clear the way!''<br>
+''Surrounded by a crowd of beaux,''<br>
+''With smart toupets and powder'd cloathes,''<br>
+''At rivals I'll turn up my nose,''<br>
+''Oh, could I see the day!''<br>
+''I'll dart such glances from these eyes,''<br>
+''Shall make some nobleman my prize,''<br>
+''And then, ... Oh, how I'll tyrannize!''<br>
+''With a stand by, ... clear the way!''<br>
+''Oh, then for grandeur and delight,''<br>
+''For equipage, for diamonds bright,''<br>
+''And flambeaux that outshine the light,''<br>
+''Oh, could I see the day!''<br>
+''Thus ever easy, ever gay,''<br>
+''Quadrille shall wear the night away,''<br>
+''And pleasures crown the growing day,''<br>
+''With a stand by, ... clear the way!''<br>
+</blockquote>
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 </div>