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GIN THOU WERT MINE OWN THING. AKA and see "Scotch Song (A)," "An Thou Were My Ain Thing." Scottish, English; Country Dance Tune and Air. The air appears parodied in John Gay's Beggar's Opera (1729) under the title "Oh what pain it is to part."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Oswald (Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 2), 1760; p. 16 (as "An thou wert my ain thing"). Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 55.

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+'''GIN THOU WERT MINE OWN THING'''. AKA and see "[[Scotch Song (A)]]," "[[An Thou Were My Ain Thing]]." Scottish, English; Country Dance Tune and Air. The air appears parodied in John Gay's '''Beggar's Opera''' (1729) under the title "[[Oh what pain it is to part]]."
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