Annotation:Green Gown (1) (The)
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GREEN GOWN, THE. AKA and see "Chief of Dairy-Maids (The)," "Room for Company," "Room for Cuckolds." English, Air. The tune was printed as early as 1652 in John Playford's Musick's Recreation on the Viol, and later in many publications. The Welsh tune "Hunting the Hare (3)" (printed in 1794) is a closely related variant.
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