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Theme code Index	1324 3421
Also known as	Lillie Bulera, Lilly Bullery, Lilliburlero, My Lord Mayor's Delight, My Thing is My Own, Old Woman Wither so High?, Protestant Boys
Composer/Core Source
Region	Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, United States
Genre/Style	English, Irish, Military, Morris, Northumbrian/Borders, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille, March/Marche
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AB, AAB, ABB, AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Henry Playford
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Dancing Master 8th edition
Tune and/or Page number	p. 216
Year of publication/Date of MS	1690
Artist
Title of recording
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Tune annotations

X:1
T:Lilli Bulero
M:6/4
L:1/8
B:Playford - Dancing Master vol. 8 (London, 1690, p. 216)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
G3AG2 B4B2|A3BA2 c6|B2d2G2 c4B2|A2G2F2 G6:|
|:g4f2 g4d2|=f4f2 e4d2|e2f2g2 g4d2|e2d2B2 A6|
e2d2c2 B2c2d2|e2e2c2 B2c2d2|e2e2B2 c4B2|A2 G2 F2 G6:|]

X:2
%
T:Lilli Burlare
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Oswald - Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 7 (1760, p. 13)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
D|G>AG TB2B|A>BA c4|(B/c/d)G c2B|A>GF G2:|
|:d|G2f g2d|=f>gf Te2d|d>e^f g>fe|{e}d>cB A3|
e>dc Bcd|e>dc Bcd|(e/f/g)G c2B|A>GF G2:|
|:D|(G/A/B)B TB2g|aAB {B}c2e|(dB>)G (Ec)B|TA>GF G2:|
|:d|(3g/f/g/ ag gde|=f>gf e2d|B>cd (e/^f/g)e|(d<B)G A2=f|
e(c/e/)g d(B/d/)g|ec/e/g dBd|(e/f/g)G EcB|A>GF G2:|]

X:2
T:Lillbulero,aka. JBa.80
T:Protestant Boys,aka. JBa.80
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=110
S:Joseph Barnes MS,Carlisle,1762.
R:.march
O:England
A:Carlisle
N:Also aka Jolly Companions.
Z:vmp.C.Graebe.
F:http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/abc/barnes_j.abc	
K:G major
"_No key/time sig" GAG c2B | AGA2c4 |\
BdG c2 B | AGF2 G4 :||: gag2g2d | ege2 d2d |!
gag2gd |\
e2d2c2 d4 | edc2 Bc d2 | dg G2 cB A2G2F2 G4 ||!

X:3
%
T:Lillie Bulera
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Country Dance 
B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 (Glasgow, 1788, No. 481, p. 186)
N:”Humbly dedicated to the Volunteers and Defensive Bands of Great Britain and Ireland”
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D|G>AG B2B|A>BA c3|(B/c/d).G c2B|A>GF G2:|
|:d|g2f g2d|=fgf e2d|d>ef g>fe|dcB A2d|
e>dc Bcd|e>dc Bcd|(e/f/g)G c2B|AGF G2:|
|:D|(G/A/B) B2g|aAB c2e|d>BG (Ec)B|A>GF G2:|
|:d|(g/f/g/a/).g gde|=f>gf Te2d|B>cd (e/f/g).e|dBG A2f|
(ec/d/).g (dB/d/).g|(ec/e/).g TdBd|(e/f/g).G EcB|A>GF G3:|]

X:4
%
T:Lilliburlero
B:Irish Street Ballads, Colm O'Lochlainn
N:transposed from key of E
Z:Paul de Grae
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
GAG B2 B|ABA c3|B<dG c2 B|AGF G3:|
g2 d e2 d|g2 d e2 d|def gfe|dcB A3|
edc Bcd|d2 B A2 c|B<dG c2 B|AGF G3||

X:5
%
T:Lillibulero
M:6/8
C:
S:Seabright
N:according to the tradition
A:Bledington
O:English
R:Jig
%:
%:
K:G
|: D | G>AG B2 B | A>BA c2 c | BdG c2 B | AGF G2 :|
|: d | g2 f g2 d | de=f e2 d | def gfe  | ded A2 d | 
edc  Bcd  | edc  Bcd  | egG c2 B | AGF G2 :|
   z | d3   g3   | f3  g3 | d3   (2de | =f3  e3   | d3   (2de | f3   (2gf |
       e3   (2de | d3  A3 | d3   (2ed | c3   (2Bc | d3   (2ed | c3   Bc  ||
  d  | egG  c2 B | AGF G2   ||

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