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"England/North East" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
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," "(A) Wife of My Own." 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:||