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Theme code Index	552H2H 561H1H
Also known as	Ag Teacht tríd an Seagal, Gin a Body Meet a Body, Miller's Daughter (1) (The), Rye Waltz, Jenny is a wet poor Body
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland, Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish, Scottish, Shetland/Orkney
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance, Slide, Strathspey
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:James S. Kerr
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Merry Melodies vol. 3
Tune and/or Page number	No. 370, p. 41
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1880's
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Tune annotations

X:1
T:Jenny is a wet poor Body
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Air
S:John Sutherland manuscript collection, “Music for the Bagpipe” (late 18th century)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Ddor
B|D/D/D E>G A>GEG|D/D/ E>G c3e|Bdg>B A>GEG|D/D/D E>G A3:|
|:B|c>AB>G AGEB|c>Bc>d efge|dBg>B A>GEG|D/D/D E>G A3B|
c>dB>g A>GEB|c>Bc>d efge|d>cB>A A>GE>GD/D/D E>G A3:|]

X:1
T:Comin Thro' the Rye
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
S:Kerr - Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 5  (c. 1880's)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:A
E<E E>c B>A B<c | E<E F>E A3F | E<E e>c B>A B>c |E<E F>E A3c :|
|: e>cA>c B>A B<c | e>c (3Ace f3a | e>cd>B c>A B<c | E<E F>E A3c :|]

X:2
T:Comin' Thro' the Rye
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
S:Kerr - Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 370  (c. 1880's)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A<AAf | e>def | A>ABA | d3d | A>Aaf | e>def | 
A>ABA | (d2d)z :||: a>fdf | e>def | a>f d(f/a/) | 
b3b | a>fg>e | fdef | A>ABA | (d2d)z :||

X:3
T:Comin' Thro' the Rye
M:12/8
L:1/8
R:Slide
S:Breathnach - CRÉ V, No. 77
K:D
B | ABA A2f e2d e2f | A2A BAB d3 d2B | 
ABA a2f e2d e2f | A2A BAB d3 d2f || 
a2f d2f e2d e2f | a2f dfa b3b3 | 
a2f g2e fed e2f | A2A BAB d3 d2 ||

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