He that's got a bonny wife but little sleep will serve him
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| Theme code Index | 3b53b5 7b47bL4L |
| Also known as | Gin I Had a Bonny Lass, If I had a bonny wife but little sleep will serve me |
| Composer/Core Source | Biography:Colin MacKenzie |
| Region | Canada |
| Genre/Style | Scottish |
| Meter/Rhythm | Reel (single/double) |
| Key/Tonic of | G |
| Accidental | 2 flats |
| Mode | Aeolian (minor) |
| Time signature | 2/2 |
| History | CANADA(Maritimes/English) |
| Structure | AAB |
| Editor/Compiler | James Barry |
| Book/Manuscript title | Book:James Barry music manuscript |
| Tune and/or Page number | No. 2, p. 1 |
| Year of publication/Date of MS | 19th cent. |
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| Score (1) | |
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T:He that's got a bonny wife, but little sleep will serve him
T:If I had a bonny wife, but little sleep will serve me
S:Colin MacKenzie
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B: James Barry music manuscript collection (No. 2, p. 1)
N: Barry (1819-1905) was a miller and fiddler who lived at
N:Six Mile Brook, Pictou County, Nova Scotia.
F: https://jamesbarrymusic.ca
K:Gmin
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