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Theme code Index	1151 3225L
Also known as	There was a Lad was born in Kyle, White Cockade (1) (The), O an ye were dead guidman, I Wish that You were Dead Good Man, O Gin Ye were Dead Gudeman, Watson's Scotch Measure, Highland lad my love was born (A)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	F
Accidental	1 flat
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Alexander McGlashan
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Collection of Stratspey Reels
Tune and/or Page number	p. 7
Year of publication/Date of MS	1788
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X:1
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T:Watson’s Scots Measure (sic)
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Scottish Measure
B:McGlashan – Collection of Strathspey Reels  (1778)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
CD | F2F2c2F2 | A2G4CD | F2F2c2F2 | A3fc3f | 
defc ABcA |dcBA G2FD |F2f2 cdcB | A2F2F2 :|
|: cd|fefg fgaf | gfga gagf |cdfg fgag | fgfc ABcA | 
defc ABcA | fdcA G2FD | F2f2 cdcB | A2F2F2 :|

X:1
%
T:Watson’s Scotch Measure
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:"Slow"
N:”Very old air.”
B:Manson – Hamilton’s Universal Tune Book vol. 1 (1844, p. 129)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion 
K:F
(C/D/E)|F2F2c2F2|A2 G4 C>D|F2F2c2F2|A2f2 c3f|
(def).c (ABc)A|(dc).B.A {A}G2 FD|F2 f2 c>dB>c|A2F2F2:|
|:(c/d/e)|(fef).g (fg).a.f|(gf).g.a (ag).f.d|(cd).f.g (fg).a.g|(fg).f.c (AB).c.A|
(de)f.c. (AB).c.A|(fd).c.A {A}G2 FD|F2f2 c>dB>c|A2 F2F2:|]

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