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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 (whole time). A Major (Manson). Standard tuning (fiddle). 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: Manson (Hamilton’s Universal Tune Book, vol. 2), 1846; p. 31. 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]]."
+'''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 (whole time). A Major (Manson). Standard tuning (fiddle). 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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-''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.
+''Printed sources'': Manson ('''Hamilton’s Universal Tune Book, vol. 2'''), 1846; p. 31. 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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