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Theme code Index	3H3H3H 552H
Also known as	Bink O're the Burn Sweet Betty, Blink O'er the Burn Bessie and I'll Follow Thee
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Scotland
Genre/Style	English, Northumbrian/Borders, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	3/4
History	England/North East"England/North East" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
Structure	AABBCCDD
Editor/Compiler	William McGibbon
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Scots Tunes Book 1
Tune and/or Page number	p, 15
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1762
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BLINK O'ER THE BURN, BESSIE (AND I'LL FOLLOW THEE). AKA - "Blink o're the Burn Sweet Betty." Scottish, English; Air (3/4 time). England, Northumberland. D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD. The title appears in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes, compiled and printed c. 1800.

Printed source: McGibbon (Scots Tunes, Book 1), c. 1762; p. 15.

X:1
T:Bink o're the Burn Sweet Betty 
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:"Slow"
S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, Book 1 (c. 1762)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
a2 | !trill!{g}f3e (f/g/a) | A3 f!trill!e>d | B4 (f/g/a) | !trill!{g}f3e (f/g/a) | A3 fe>f|d4 (f/g/a) | 
!trill!{g}f3e (f/g/a) | A3 f!trill!e>d | B4 fg | a2 (ba)!trill!(gf) | g2 (ag) !trill!(fe) | d4 :: AG | 
F2A2 B>d | A3 f!trill!e>d | B3 dA>G | F2A2 B>d | A3 fe>f | d3 BA>G | F2A2 B>d | 
A3 f!trill!e>d | B4 (fg) | a2 ba!trill!gf | !trill!(gf/g/) ag!trill!fe | d4 :: a2 | f>gfe (f/g/a) | 
A2 (d/e/f) !trill!e>d | B4 (f/g/a) | !trill!{g}f3e (f/g/a) | Af/g/ ag!trill!(fe) | d4 (f/g/a) | 
!trill!{g}f3 e (f/g/a) | A2 (g/4f/2<e) (f/4e/2<d) | B4 f>g | !trill!(ag/a/) (b/a/)!trill!(gf) | 
(g/e/f/g/) ag!trill!fe | d4 :: A>G | (FA) d2 B>d | A2 (e/f/g/f/) !trill!e>d | B3 dA>G | 
(F/4E/2<D) (A/4/G/2F) (d/4c/2<B) | A2 (a>g)!trill!(f>e) | d3 BA>G | 
(F/4E/2<D) (A/4G/2<F) (d/4c/2<B) | A2 (e/f/g/f/) !trill!e>d | B4 (A/B/4c/4d/4e/4f/4g/4) |ag/a/ ba!trill!(gf) | (g/4f/2<e) !trill!e3d | d4 :||

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 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
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-a2 | !trill!{g}f3e (f/g/a) | A3 f"tr"e>d | B4 (f/g/a) | !trill!{g}f3e (f/g/a) | A3 fe>f | d4 (f/g/a) |
+a2 | !trill!{g}f3e (f/g/a) | A3 f!trill!e>d | B4 (f/g/a) | !trill!{g}f3e (f/g/a) | A3 fe>f|d4 (f/g/a) |
-!trill!{g}f3e (f/g/a) | A3 f"tr"e>d | B4 fg | a2 (ba)!trill!(gf) | g2 (ag) !trill!(fe) | d4 :: AG |
+!trill!{g}f3e (f/g/a) | A3 f!trill!e>d | B4 fg | a2 (ba)!trill!(gf) | g2 (ag) !trill!(fe) | d4 :: AG |
 F2A2 B>d | A3 f!trill!e>d | B3 dA>G | F2A2 B>d | A3 fe>f | d3 BA>G | F2A2 B>d |
 A3 f!trill!e>d | B4 (fg) | a2 ba!trill!gf | !trill!(gf/g/) ag!trill!fe | d4 :: a2 | f>gfe (f/g/a) |