Boring with a Gimlet

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Theme code Index	13b3b 13b4
Also known as	Boring with the Gimlet, Bless My Soul Why Shouldn't I?, I Have a Wife of My Own, Jack Won't Sell His Fiddle, Ragged Lady, Spatter the Mud, Wife of My Own (A)
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Slip/Hop Jig
Key/Tonic of	E
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
Time signature	9/8
History	ENGLAND(North East)
Structure	AABBCC
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Hall & Stafford
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Charlton Memorial Tune Book
Tune and/or Page number	p. 1
Year of publication/Date of MS	1974
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BORING WITH A/THE GIMLET. AKA and see "Bless My Soul Why Shouldn't I?" "I Have a Wife of My Own," "Jack Won't Sell His Fiddle," "Ragged Lady," "Spatter the Mud," "Wife of My Own (A)." English, Jig (9/8 time). England, Northumberland. E Minor/G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. A gimlet (sometimes spelled with a 'b') is a small hand tool with a spiraled shank, a screw tip, and a cross handle and is used for boring holes.

Printed sources: Hall & Stafford (Charlton Memorial Tune Book), 1974; p. 1. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 129.

X:1
T:Boring with a Gimblet
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
K:Emin
E2F G2B G3|E2F G2B AFD|E2F G2B G2B|AFD DdB AFD:|
|:B2G c2A d2c|BGE EdB AFD|B2G c2A d2B|AFD D2B AFD:|
|:g3 G2B G2c|BAB E2B AFD|g3 G2B G2c|AFD D2B AFD:||