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Theme code Index	5555 3b217bL
Also known as	Nanny O, When Bidden to the Wake
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	E
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AB, AABB, AABBCCDDEE, AABBCCDDEEFF
Editor/Compiler	Alexander Stuart
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Musick for Allan Ramsey's Collection of Scots Songs
Tune and/or Page number	Part 4, pp. 86-87
Year of publication/Date of MS	1724
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X:1
T:My Nanny O
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Alexander Stuart - Musick for Allan Ramsey's Collection of Scots Songs (1724)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Dmin
FG|A2D2 A3G|F2 ED D2 CD|F3G ABcA|d2 GA G2 FG|
A3f cAGF|G2A2 f3e|d3c AcGA|d2 DE D2||
AB|c3d cdcA|f2 c>d c2 fe|d3e fefg|agfe defg|
a2A2 BAGF|G2A2 f3e|d3c AcGA|d2 D>E D2||

X:2
T:My Nanny O
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Burke Thumoth - 12 English and 12 Irish Airs (c. 1746, No. 4, pp. 32-33)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Emin
GA|B3D BdBA|G2FE E2 D>E|G3A BcdB|e2 A>BA2 GA|
B2 (B/c/d) cBAG|A2B2 g3f|e3d BdAB|E2 (E>G) E2:|
|:Bc|d3e d2 cB|g2d2d2 (gf)|e3f gfga|b2e2 e2(dc)|
B2g2 dBAG|A2B2 g3f|e2 d2 (Bd)AB|e2 (E>G)E2:|
|:GA|B3d (3dcB (3cBA|G2 FE E2 D>E|G3A (3BAG (3dcB|(3gfe (3dcB A2 GA|
B2 (B/c/d) c/d/c/B/ (A/B/A/G/)|A2 B2 {ef}g3f|TE3d (3edc (3dcB|e2 E>G E2:|
|:Bc|d3e ecdB|(3gbg (3gfe d2 gf|e3f gGaA|bg (3agf e2 dc|
B2g2 e/d/c/B/ c/B/A/G/|A2B2 g3f|(3egf (3gfe (3dcB (3cBA|e2 E>G E2:|
|:Bc|d3e edcB|gfge {e}d2 gf|e3f gfga|bagf e2 dc|
BGBg dBAG|A2B2 g3f|e3d Bd (3ABA|e2 E>G E2:|]

X:1
T:My Nannie O
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book V  (1760, p. 3)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Emin
G>A|B2E2 TB3A|{A}G2 (FE) E2 (DE)|G3A (BA)Bd|{d}e2 (A>B) A2 (G>A)|
B2 {Bc}d2 (cB)(AG)|A2B2 g3f|e>g ed (Bd)(AB)|{A}G2 (FE) E2:|
|:B>c|d3 e (de)(dB)|g2 (d>e) d2 (g>f)|(e^de)f (gf)(ga)|{ga}b2 (e>f) e2 Td>c|
B2g2 (dB)(AG)|A2B2 g3f|(eg)(ed) (BAB)^d|e2 (E>F) E2:|
|:(G>A)|BEGB eBfB|e(d/c/) (B/A/G/F/) E2 (DE)|(GD)(GB) (dG) (B/d/)g|
(ed)(cB) A2 G>A|(BAB)g {e}d(c/B/) (c/B/A/G/)|(AGA)B g3f|e(g/f/) (g/f/e/d/) (BAB)^d
e2 (E>F) E2::(B>c)|dG g(f/e/) d(c/B/) AG|(g/a/b) d>e d2 Tc>B|
eTB{AB}fTB {AB}gB{AB}aTB{AB}|bagf e2 (d/e/c/d/)|(B/d/e/f/) {a}g(f/e/) (d<B) TA>G|
(A/G/A/B/) (d/B/d/e/) g3a|(b/a/g/e/) (g/e/d/B/) (d/B/A/G/) (A/B/g/f/)|e2 (E>F) E2:|]

X:3
T:My Nanie
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:"Slow"
S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book III, p. 71  (1762)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Emin
GA | B2E2TB3A | G2 TF>E E2 DE | G3A T(B>AB)d | e2A>B A2 GA | 
B2 (B/c/d) (cB)(AG) |A2B2Tg3f | e>ged T(B>AB)^d | e2(E>FE2) :|
|: B>c | d3e d2 T(cB) | g2d>e d2gf | e3f T(g>fg)a | b2e>f e2dc | 
B2g2(dB)T(AG) | A2B2Tg3f | e>ged T(B>AB)^d | e2 (E>F E2) :|

X:4
T:My Nanny O
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:"Slow"
S:O'Farrell - Pocket Companion, vol. II (c. 1806)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Emin
G>A | B2 E2 BcBA | G2 F>E/2F/4 E2 D>E | G3A B>ABd | e2 A>B A2 G>A | 
B3d cBAG | A2B2g3f | e3d BABd | e2 E>F E2 :|
|: Bc | d3e {e}d2 (cB) | g2(d>e) d2 (gf) | e3f (g>fga) | b2 e>f ee2 (dc) | 
B2 g2 (dB)(AG) | A2B2g3f | e>fed BABd | e2 E>F E2 :|]

X:5
T:My Nannie O
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Howe - 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Dmin
(FG) | (A2D2) (A3G) | F2 (E>D) D2 (D>E) | F3G (AGAc) | d2 G>A G2 (F>G) | 
A2c2 (BAGF) | (G2A2) (f3e) | (d3c) (AFA^c) | d2 (D>E) D2 || 
AB | (c3d) (dcBA) | f2 (c>d) c2 (fe) | (d3e) (fefg) | a2 (d>e) d2 (cB) | 
A2f2 (cAGF) | G2A2 f3e | d3c A>G A^c | D2 (D>E) D2 ||

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