X:149
T: the Handsome Couple
%R: jig
B: Chas & Sam Thompson "Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1779", London 1779, p.75 #1
F: http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-thompsons1779
Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> (added dance description)
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
F:http://john-chambers.us/~jc/music/book/DftY/1779/Thompson/751_Handsome_Couple.abc	 2025-01-19 090031 UT
K: D
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GAG F2E | FEF D3 | GAG AFA | B3 d3 |\
GAG F2E | FEF D3 | GAB AFD | TE3 D3 :|
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GAB TBAB | TBAB BAG | FGA A2d | ABA AGF |\
GAB TBAB | TBAB BAG | FAd AFD | TE3 D3 :|
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%% The first Gent: foot it to the 3d Lady and
%% turn her .|. the 1st Lady do the same to
%% the 3d Gent: :|. Lead down the middle up
%% again and cast off .|: Right & Left at top :|:
%%endtext