Annotation:Jenny Beguil'd the Webster
X:1 T:O mither dear, I gin to fear T:”To the Tune of Jenny beguil’d the Webster.” M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:William Thomson - Orpheus Caledonius, vol. II (1733, No. 37, p. 150) B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/91482038 N:Thomson (c. 1695-1753) was a Scottish singer and folk song collector N:who lived in London for most of his adult career. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D d|d A A A A F A A |A B d e f2 e d |g B B d B A B d |A B d e f2 e d | d e f d e f g e |d e f d e2 d B|d e f d e f g e |f a A g f2 ed||
JENNY BEGUIL'D THE WEBSTER. AKA and see "Jenny Dang the Weaver (1)." Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. This is an early version of "Jenny Dang the Weaver" from William Thompson's Orpheus Caledonius collection, vol. 2, of 1733, where it is listed as the indicated tune for the song "O Mither Dear, I Gin to Fear."
