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Theme code Index	15L26L 15L6L1
Also known as	Blithe Have I Been, Humors of Last Night (The), Legacy (The), Merrily Danc'd the Quaker's Wife, Quaker's Wife, Wilke's Wrigle
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Robert Bremner
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Scots Reels
Tune and/or Page number	p. 53
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1757
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Tune annotations

X:1
T:Merrily danced the quaker's wife
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
Q:1/4=200
K:G
D|GAB D2B|c2B A2D|GAB D2D|E2F G2D|
GAB D2B|dcB A2D|GAB D2D|E2F G2D|
GAB D17/8B3/4z/8|c2B A2D|GAB D2D|E2FG2D|
GAB D2B|dcB A2D|GAB D2D|E2F G2D|
G2B d2B|e2cd2B|GAB dcB|A2d d2d|
e2c ABc|d2B G2D|GAB D2D|E2F G2D|
G2B d2B|e2c d2B|GAB dcB|A2d d2d|
e2c ABc|d2B G2D|GAB D2D|E2F G2||

X:2
T:Merrily Danced the Quaker's Wife
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Gow - 2nd Repository  (1802)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
~G>AB D2B|{B}A2G E2D|G>AB D2D|E3G3|
~G>AB D2B|{B}A2 GED|G>AB D2D|E3G3:|
|:dcB edc|dcB ABc|dcB efg|B3 (d3|
d)cB gfe|dcB {B}A2G|G>AB D2D|E3G3:|

X:3
T:Merrily Danc'd the Quaker's Wife
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Button & Whitaker's Selection of Dances, Reels, Waltzes No. 1 (undated, early 19th 
S:century)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion 
K:D
d>ef A2f|g2f e2d|d>ef A2A|B3 d3|
d>ef A2f|g2f e2d|d>ef A2A|B3 d3:|
|:d|d2f a2f|b2g a2f|d2f a2g|f3 a2f|
b2g efg|a2f d2d|d>ef A2A|B3 d2:|]

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