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Theme code Index	5311 131H3
Also known as	Daintie Davy, Dainty Davie Was a Lad, Rantin' Rovin' Robin
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Highland, March/Marche, Reel (single/double), Strathspey
Key/Tonic of	F
Accidental	1 flat
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	William McGibbon
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Scots Tunes Book 3
Tune and/or Page number	p. 72
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1762
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Tune annotations

X:1
T:Daintie Davie
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book V  (1760, p. 22)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
f2|c3B A2 (GA)|TF2 (ED) F4|F2 c2 (AB) c2|F2c2A2f2|
Tc3B A2 (GA)|TF2 (ED) F4|(fe)(fg) (ag)(fe)|d4 f4:|
|:(fg)(ag) (fg)(ag)|(fg)(ab) a2 (gf)|(ef)(gf) (ef)(gf)|(ef)(ga) g2 (fe)|
f3g a2 (ga)|(ba)(gf) Te2 (d^c)|(de)(fg) (ag)(fe)|d4 f4:|
|:c2 c4 B2|A2 A4G2|F2 Ac f2 cf|a2 (.b.a .g.f.e.d)|
c2 c4 B2|A2 A4 G2|F2f2 {f}e2 (d^c)|d4 f4:|
|:(fg) a2 F2a2|F2 a4 (gf)|(ef)g2 E2g2|E2g4 (fe)|
(fg) a2F2a2|E2g2 ^c2 BA|(ag)(fe) (dc)(Ac)|d4 {e}f4:|
|:cB A4 G2|TF2 (ED) F3G|Ac f2 cf a2|Ac f2 cf a2|
(.g.f.e.d .c.B.A.G)|TF2 (ED) F2 a2|d2b2 (ag)(fe)|d4 f4:|
|:fg a4 a2|a2 ga bagf|ef g4 (g2|g2) fg (ag)(fe)|d2 (ef) e2 (fg)|
f2 (ga) T^c2 (BA)|(de)(fg) (ag)(fe)|d4 {de}f4:|]

X:1
T:Dainty Davie
M:C|
L:1/8
N:"Brisk"
S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book III, p. 72  (c. 1762)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:F
"Brisk"f2 | c3BA2 GA | (GF)(ED) F4 | F2 c2 ABcA | F2c2A2f2 | 
c3B A2GA | (GF)(ED) F4 | F2f2 gfef | !trill!d4f2 :|
|: c2 | f2a2 (fg)a2 | (fgab) a2 (gf) | e2g2c2g2 | (efga) g2 (fe) | 
f3ga2ga | Bagf !trill!e2 dc | defg (ag)!trill!(fe) | !trill!d4f2 :|
|: f2 | c>dcB ABGA | (GF)(ED) F2 AG | F2c2 ABcA | FcBc Afef | 
(dc)(BA) (BA)(GA) | (GF)(ED) F2 de | f2 gf egfe | !trill!d4f2 :|
|: c2 | fgag fgag | fgab a2 !trill!(gf) | (ec)(gc) (ac)(gc) | efga gfge | 
fefg afga | (b/a/g) (a/g/f) edec | defg agfe | !trill!d4f2 :|

X:2
T:Dainty Davy
M:C
L:1/8
N:mis-numbered as 183 in Thompson
B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion 
K:Dmin
f2|c3BA2G2|F2ED F4|F2c2 (Ac)(cA)|F2c2A2f2|
c3BA2G2|F2(ED) F3e|(fe)(fd) e2 (d^c)|d4 d2:|
|:e2|fg a2 fg a2|fg a2-a2 gf|efg2 efg2|ef g2-g2 fe|
fga2 fga2|fg a2-a2 gf|(gf)(ed) e2 (d^c)|d4 d2:||

X:3
T:Dainty Davie  
M:C
L:1/8
R:Country Dance Tune
B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (1782, No. 132, p. 46)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
g|d3c B2 AB|AGFE G4|G2d2 BcdB|G2d2B2g2|
d3c B2AB|AGFE G4|G2g2 agfg|Te4 g2:|
|:d2|g2b2 gab2|g(abc') b2 ag|f2a2d2a2|f(gab) a2 gf|
g3 a b2 ab|c'bag Tf2 ed|efga bagf|Te4 g2:|]

X:4
T:Dainty Davie
M:C
L:1/8
B:The Calvert Collection (1799) - Page 14
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:F
f|cA TAG/A/ FD ~F2|Fc A/B/c/A/ FcAf|cA TAG/A/ FD ~F2|1
f/e/f/g/ a/g/f/e/ d/c/d/e/ f/e/f/d/:|2 f/e/f/g/ a/g/f/e/ d/c/d/e/ f/e/f/g/||
fafa fa ag/f/|ec gc eg gf/e/|fa ag/f/ eg gf/e/|d/e/f/g/ a/g/f/e/ Td/c/d/e/ f/e/f/g/|
[cf][fa] [cf][fa] [cf][fa] [ca]g/f/|ec [eg]c e[eg] [eg]f/e/|
f/g/a/b/ [fa]g/f/ e/f/g/a/ [eg]f/e/|d/e/f/g/ a/g/f/e/ Td/c/d/e/ f/e/f/d/||

X:1
T:Dainty Davie, with Variations
M:C
L:1/8
C:"by Mr. Stewart."
B:Mulhollan - Selection of Irish and Scots Tunes (Edinburgh, 1804, p. 19)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:F
f|:c>B A(G/A/) (G/F/E/D/) F2|FcA>B F>cA>f|Tc>B AG/A/ (G/F/E/D/) F2|
df e(d/c/) d2f2::f>af>a f a2 (g/f/)|egcg (e/f/g/a/) g(f/e/)|
f a2 (g/f/) g>f ed/c/|df Ted/c/ {c}d2f2::(c/d/)(B/c/) (A/B/)(G/A/) (G/F/)(E/D/) TF2|
Fc A/B/c/A/ Fc A/B/c/f/|(c/d/)(B/c/) (A/B/)(G/A/) (G/F/)(E/D/) EC|c/d/f/g/ a/g/f/e/ {e}d2f2:|
|:f/g/a f/g/a f/g/a/b/ (ag/f/)|e/f/g/c/ a/c/g/c/ e/f/g/a/ gf/e/|(f/g/a) a(g/a/) b/a/g/f/ f/e/d/c/|
d/e/f/g/ a/g/f/e/ d2 f2::(d/c/B/A/) (B/A/)(G/F/) G/F/E/D/ F2|(F/c/)(A/c/) (F/c/A/c/) (f/c/A/c/) (F/c/A/c/)|
(.f/.d/.c/.B/ .A/.G/.F/.E/ .D/.C//.B,/.A,/ G,2)|c/d/e/f/a/ g/e/d/c/ {c}d2 f2:|
|:(f/a/g/a/) (f/a/g/a/) (f/a/g/b/) a(g/f/)|(e/c/B/c/ (g/c/B/c/) (e/f/g/a/) g(f/e/)|
(f/e/f/g/ (a/g/a/f/) b/g/a/f/ f/d/e/c/|d/e/f/(a/ g/f/e/)c/ {c}d2f2:|
|:d/c/B/A/ f/d/c/B/ (A/4B/4c/) F/c/ A/f/c/F/|B/G/B/a/ g/f/e/d/ g/f/e/d/ c/d/e/c/|
f/D/F/A/ B/G/A/F/ (BAB).c|(c/d/f/a/) g/f/e/g/ d2f2::FaFa a/g/f/a/ g/f/e/g/|
EgEg g/f/e/g/ f/e/d/e/|faGb (a/f/)(g/e/) (f/d/)(e/c/)|d/e/f/g/ a/g/f/e/ d2f2:|]

X:4
T:Dainty Davy (Old Scotch)
M:C
L:1/8
N:"Allegretto"
B:Wilson - Companion to the Ball Room (1816, p. 39)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
"Allegretto"g2|d3c B2A2|AGFG E2z2|G2d2 BcdB|G2d2B2g2|
d3c B2A2|AGFG E2B2|e3f gfe^d|e3f g2:|
|:d2|g2b2g2b2|g2b2b2 ag|f2a2f2a2|f2 a2a2 gf|
g3a b2 ab|c'bag gfe^d|e3f gfe^d |e3f g2:|]

X:5
T:Dainty Davie
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:William Mackie ms. (early 19th cent. small-pipes ms. from Aberdeen) 
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
g|{e}d>c {c}B>A GE G2|Ge (Bc)dB GdBg|{e}d>c {c}B>A GE G2|ga b/a/g/f/e/ g:|
|:d|gbgb gb b(a/g/)|fada fa a(g/f/)|gbgb gb b(a/g/)|f>d b/a/.f/.f/ e2 g>d|
gbgb gb ba/g/|fada fa {b}b(g/f/)|g>a ba/b/ (c/b/)(a/g/) (g/f/)(e/d/)|efga b/a/g/f e>f g||
a|{b}bBBA GE G2|Bd (B/c/).d/.B/ .A.dB.g|{e}d>cB>A GE G(g/a/)|(3bge (3gf^d e2 g:|
|:d|gbgb gb ba/g/|fada fa a(g/f/)|gbgb gb ba/g/|fd (b/a/)./g./f e2 g>d|
gbgb gb ba/g/|fada fa {g}a(g/f)|g>a b(a/b/) (c'/b/)(a/g/) (g/f/)(e/d/)|(e/f/)(g/a/) (b/a/)(g/f/) e>fg:||

X:6
T:Dainty Davie
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection  (1884)
K:F
d|c>BA>G F<D F2|F>c A/B/c/A/ f>cA>f|c>BA>G F<D F2|f>g a/g/f/e/ d>ef:|
|:c|f<af<a f<a ag/f/|e<g c>g e<g gf/e/|1 f<af<a f<a ag/f/|
e>c a/g/f/e/ d>ef:|2 f>ga>g g>fe>c|d>e a/g/f/e/ d>ef||

X:7
T:Dainty Davy was a Lad
M:C
L:1/8
S:Joyce - Old Irish Folk Music and Songs  (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
d>cBA GEE>D|GBBd GBB>d|d>cBA GEE>D|GBBd GBB>f|gefd e2d2||
gbef gbba/g/|fbd>e faa g/f/|gbbg faaf|gefd e2e2||

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