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Theme code Index	15L43 15L22
Also known as	Humors of Last Night (The), Merrily Kissed the Quaker's Wife, Merrily Kiss the Crater, Merrily Kissed the Quaker
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Slide
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	12/8
History
Structure	AABBCC
Editor/Compiler	Francis O'Neill
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody
Tune and/or Page number	No's 111-113
Year of publication/Date of MS	1922
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Tune annotations

X:1
T:Merrily Kiss the Quaker
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:G
D|\
GAB D2B|c2A BAG|GAB DEG|A3 A2D|
GAB D2B|c2A BAG|GAB D2F|G3 G2:|*
|:A|\
BGG AGG|BGG AGG|GAB DEG|A3 A2A|
BGG AGG|BGG AGG|GAB D2E|G3 G2:|*
|:d|\
g3 aga|bge dBG|g2d gab|a3 a2f|
gag fgf|efe dBA|GAB D2E|G3 G2:|
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X:2 T:Merrily Kiss the Quaker M:6/8 L:1/8 S:Rice-Walsh manuscript Z:Paul Kinder K:G D|GAB DED|cBA BGE|GAB DED|ABA BGE| GAB DED|cBA BGE|GAB DED G3 G2|| A|BBB BAG|ABA GBd|efe edB|egf/2a/2 gfe| def gfe|dBG AGE|GAB DED|G3 G2||

X:3
T: Merrily Kiss the Quaker (Kerry setting)
S: "Treoir" 
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
R: slide
Z: Transcribed by Bill Black
K: G
D | GAB D2 D B3 AGE | G2 E DEG ABA AGE |
GAB D2 D B3 AGE | GAB DBA G3 G2 :|
D | G2 B d3 edB d2 B | G2 B d2 B ABA AGE |
G2 B d3 edB d2 B | GAB DBA G3 G2 :|
D | G2 B d2 e dBd g2 e | dBA GBd e2 f g2 g |
ged BAB A2 G EDE | GAB DBA G3 G2 :|

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